| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (age 41) Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Sailboard |
| Club | Kanto Auto Works Sailing Team[1] |
| Coach | Kazuto Seki[1] |
Makoto Tomizawa (富沢 慎,Tomizawa Makoto; born 19 July 1984 inKashiwazaki, Niigata) is a Japanese windsurfer, who specialized inNeil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] He representedJapan in two editions of the Olympic Games (2008 and 2012) and has been currently training for Kanto Auto Works Sailing Team inKanagawa Prefecture under his personal coach Kazuto Seki.[1] As of September 2013, Tomizawa is ranked no. 42 in the world for the sailboard class by theInternational Sailing Federation.
Tomizawa made his official debut at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, where he finished tenth in themen's RS:X class with a net score of 116.[3]
At the2010 Asian Games inGuangzhou, Tomizawa narrowly missed a chance for the medal after finishing fourth in the men's RS:X class with an accumulated net score of 38 points.[4][5]
Two years later, Tomizawa qualified for his second Japanese team, as a 28-year-old, in theRS:X class at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon by finishing twenty-sixth and receiving a berth from theISAF World Championships inPerth, Western Australia. Delivering a mediocre effort in the opening series, Tomizawa pulled off a fourth position to move him up in the overall rankings on the tenth leg, but came up short for the medal race with a net score of 209 points and a twenty-eighth-place finish in a fleet of thirty-eight windsurfers.[6]
