is a Japanese sailor. He belongs to Toyota Motor East Japan.

Life and career

Makino was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on May 6, 1980. He graduated from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. In 2008, he participated at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, and placed 12th in 49er class. In the men's 49er class 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 placed 18th. At the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, he paired up with Kenji Takahashi in men's 49er class, and placed 18th.

References

1980 births Living people Japanese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Japan Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture {{Japan-yachtracing-bio-stub