is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He represented his nation

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at the

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, placing himself in the fourteenth position as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team. Matsumoto is a

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graduate, with a minor degree in humanities, at

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. Matsumoto competed as a member of the Japanese team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the

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. Despite missing out the individual spot in the 200 m freestyle, he managed to place third at the Olympic trials in

(1:48.97) to earn a selection on the relay team. Teaming with Yasunori Mononobe,

Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. At the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( e ...

, and

Sho Uchida is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. Major achievements 2005 World Championships *200m freestyle 17th (1:49.42) *400m freestyle 14th (3:50.17) *800m freestyle 13th (7:58.00) *4 × 200 m freestyle relay 5th　(7:13.60) 2008 Beijing Olym ...

in heat one, Matsumoto swam the anchor leg to close the race with a split of 1:48.62, but the Japanese team had to settle for seventh place and fourteenth overall in 7:10.31.

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NBC Olympics Profile
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