Kento Masaki

{{short description|Japanese Paralympic judoka}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kento Masaki | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nationality = {{JPN}} | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's judo }} {{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games }} {{MedalGold | 2012 London | +100kg }} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | +100kg }} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Para Games}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Incheon|+100 kg}} }}

{{Nihongo|'''Kento Masaki'''|正木健人|Masaki Kento|born 9 August 1987}} is a Japanese Paralympic judoka in Super-Heavyweight.

In 2012 he became Paralympic champion in the +100 kg by beating Song Wang (China) in the final.

The 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio was Masaki's second appearance at the Games. Competing in the +100 kg category, he secured his second Paralympic medal with a bronze However, he faced a setback in the semi-final when he had his first-ever defeat in a Paralympic match to Adiljan Tulendibaev of Uzbekistan. Tulendibaev went on to win the gold medal, while Masaki ultimately won the bronze-medal match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/kento-masaki |title=MASAKI Kento |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202103/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/kento-masaki |archivedate=2016-09-22 }}</ref>

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