Shingo Matsumoto

Shingo Matsumoto (松本 慎吾, Matsumoto Shingo, born March 3, 1978 in Uwajima, Ehime) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.[1] He won a gold and a bronze medal for his division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2][3]

Shingo Matsumoto
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978
Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubIchimiya Transport Sports Club
Coached byHideo Fujimoto
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Busan84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha84 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Jeju City84 kg
Silver medal – second place2001 Ulaanbaatar84 kg

Matsumoto made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed second in the preliminary pool of the men's 84 kg class, against Sweden's Ara Abrahamian, Slovakia's Attila Bátky, and Kyrgyzstan's Janarbek Kenjeev.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Matsumoto competed for the second time in the men's 84 kg class, by receiving a qualifying place from the Asian Wrestling Championships in Jeju City, South Korea.[4] He lost the qualifying round match to Armenia's Denis Forov, with a two-set technical score (2–4, 0–6), and a classification point score of 1–3.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shingo Matsumoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Inoue tops in open-weight judo". Japan Times Online. 5 October 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. "Asian Games: Narisako hurdles, Sawano vaults, Ikeda leaps to gold in Doha". Japan Times Online. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. "Matsumoto secures Olympic berth". Japan Times Online. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. "Men's Greco-Roman 84kg (185 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 19 January 2013.


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