Katsuhiro Matsumoto

Katsuhiro Matsumoto (松元 克央, Matsumoto Katsuhiro; born 28 February 1997) is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in freestyle. He is a silver medalist at the World Championships.

Katsuhiro Matsumoto

Matsumoto in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 28) Fukushima, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Central Sports
Medal record World Championships (LC) 2019 Gwangju 200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2016 Windsor 4×200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2018 Tokyo 200 m freestyle 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m freestyle 2018 Jakarta 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Hangzhou 100 m butterfly 2018 Jakarta 200 m freestyle 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m freestyle 2022 Hangzhou 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley Asian Championships 2016 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle 2016 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 2016 Tokyo 200 m freestyle Universiade 2017 Taipei 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle 2017 Taipei 4×100 m medley Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2014 Maui 4×200 m freestyle 2014 Maui 4×100 m medley 2014 Maui 200 m freestyle

Career

He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.^[1][2] At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, Katsuhiro Matsumoto came third in the 200 m freestyle, but the first-placed finisher Danas Rapšys was disqualified for a false start, so Matsumoto was awarded a silver medal.^[3] He qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]