Naoya Sakamoto ( ja, 阪本直也; born 29 June 1988) is a Japanese male

sprint canoe A sprint canoe is a canoe used in International Canoe Federation canoe sprint. It is an open boat propelled by one, two or four paddlers from a kneeling position, using single-bladed paddles. The difficulty of balance can depend on how wide or nar ...

ist. He was born in

Tanabe, Wakayama is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Tanabe is the second largest city in Wakayama ...

. 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 ...

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

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

he won a silver medal in the men's C-1 200 m event.

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1988 births Living people Japanese male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Japan People from Tanabe, Wakayama Sportspeople from Wakayama Prefecture Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2010 Asian Games Canoeists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games {{Japan-canoe-bio-stub