Akifumi Sakamoto

Akifumi Sakamoto
Personal information
Full name	Akifumi Sakamoto
Born	25 February 1982 (age 42); Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Bicycle motocross (BMX)
Role	Rider
Medal record
Men's BMX
Representing Japan
Asian Games

Akifumi Sakamoto (阪本章史, Sakamoto Akifumi, born February 25, 1982) is a Japanese BMX cyclist.^[1] He represented his nation Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and later claimed the silver medal in the inaugural men's BMX cycling at the 2010 Asian Games.

Sakamoto qualified for the Japanese squad, as the sole Asian rider, in men's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving an invitational berth from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) based on his best performance at the UCI World Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. After he grabbed a thirty-second seed on the morning prelims with a slowest time of 40.548, Sakamoto scored a total of 19 placing points to mount a seventh spot in his quarterfinal heat, thus eliminating him from the tournament.^[2]^[3]^[4]

At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Sakamoto held off his teammate Masahiro Sampei to take home the men's BMX silver medal in 31.379, trailing closely behind Hong Kong's Steven Wong by more than a full second.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akifumi Sakamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ "Men's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 21 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Men's BMX Quarterfinals Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 21 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Big names advance in BMX, but not without crashes". The Star (Malaysia). 20 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ Lee, Jean (20 November 2010). "BMX star Wong makes off with Asiad gold". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Hong Kong, China take BMX gold". Special Broadcasting Service. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

NBC Olympics Profile

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akifumi Sakamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

[2] "Men's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 21 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Men's BMX Quarterfinals Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 21 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Big names advance in BMX, but not without crashes". The Star (Malaysia). 20 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

[5] Lee, Jean (20 November 2010). "BMX star Wong makes off with Asiad gold". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[6] "Hong Kong, China take BMX gold". Special Broadcasting Service. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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