is a Japanese

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...

. Matsuda represented Japan at the

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, where he got 8th place in the 50 m pistol event and 18th place in the 10 m air pistol event. He also competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, finishing in 11th place in the 50 m pistol event and 13th place in the 10 m air pistol event. Matsuda started his international career in 2002. He won the gold medal in the 10 m air pistol event at the World Championships held in Munich in 2010.

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1975 births Living people Japanese male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Japan Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in shooting Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-sportshooting-bio-stub