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SAKAMOTO Keisuke
NOC Japan   
GenderMen
Born 02 Feb 1984 in Mito, JPN
Height1.78 m
Weight 70 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Marital status Married
Family One child
Residence Asaka, JPN
Occupation Armed Forces
Languages Japanese
Higher education Economics - Chuo University: Tokyo, JPN
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in year nine at middle school.
Why this sport? He was introduced to the sport by one of his father's friends who was a fencing coach.
Club / Team JSDF Physical Training School: Japan
Name of coach Oleksandr Gorbachuk [national], UKR
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Kesuke (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015)
Hobbies Playing guitar, watching baseball games. (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015)
Awards and honours In 2012 he received an Excellence Award from the Ibaraki Amateur Sports Association in Japan. (ibaraki-sports.or.jp, 09 Feb 2013)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games. (midorioka-h.ed.jp, 21 Mar 2015)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Asian Championships
2015 3 Team Epee Singapore, Singapore
2014 2 Individual Epee Suwon, Korea
2011 5 Team Epee Seoul, Korea
2010 6 Team Epee Seoul, Korea
2005 3 Team Epee Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
2005 3 Individual Epee Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia