Naoya Sakamoto

Naoya Sakamoto
Personal information
Born29 June 1988 (1988-06-29) (age 36)
Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon C-1 200 m
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samarkand C-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samarkand C-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tehran C-1 200 m

Naoya Sakamoto (Japanese: 阪本 直也; born 29 June 1988) is a Japanese male sprint canoeist.[1] He was born in Tanabe, Wakayama.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-1 200 metres.

At 2014 Asian Games he won a silver medal in the men's C-1 200 m event.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Naoya Sakamoto". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Naoya Sakamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ^ "SAKAMOTO Naoya". Incheon2014.kr. The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.


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