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Takeshi Matsuda

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Takeshi Matsuda (松田 丈志, Matsuda Takeshi; born June 23, 1984) is a retired Japanese Olympic, Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004, 2008 Olympics, 2012 Olympics, and 2016 Olympics, winning four medals. At the 2008 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 m butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event. On November 12, 2011, Matsuda set a new Japanese record (1:49.50) at the FINA World Cup for the short course 200 m butterfly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Takeshi Matsuda is the 562nd most popular swimmer (down from 471st in 2024), the 4,562nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 3,384th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Takeshi Matsuda ranks 562 out of 709. Before him are Cameron McEvoy, Brooke Bennett, Jérémy Stravius, Samantha Riley, Karen Clark, and Madeline Groves. After him are Éva Risztov, Johan Kenkhuis, Annie Lazor, Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, Kaitlin Sandeno, and Kanako Kitao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Takeshi Matsuda ranks 1,358. Before him are Joe Pavelski, Xu Chen, Melanie Wilson, Ederson Trinidad Lopes, Jacques Faty, and Mathieu Ladagnous. After him are Arman Chilmanov, Chigozie Agbim, Dusan Djuric, Mojtaba Abedini, Nicklas Danielsson, and Silje Storstein.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takeshi Matsuda ranks 4,575 out of 6,245. Before him are Narumi Miura (1997), Kosuke Kitani (1978), Yuzo Minami (1983), Akira Oba (1976), Shinobu Ota (1993), and Hitoshi Matsushima (1980). After him are Keisuke Osako (1999), Kenjiro Ezoe (1982), Hideaki Ueno (1981), Masahiko Ichikawa (1985), Satsuki Fujisawa (1991), and Shunya Suganuma (1990).

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Among SWIMMERS In Japan

Among swimmers born in Japan, Takeshi Matsuda ranks 21. Before him are Kosuke Hagino (1994), Yoko Isoda (1978), Emiko Suzuki (1981), Daiya Seto (1994), Ryosuke Irie (1990), and Reiko Nakamura (1982). After him are Kanako Kitao (1982), Satomi Suzuki (1991), Takuro Fujii (1985), Raika Fujii (1974), Yui Ohashi (1995), and Aya Terakawa (1984).

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