Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi
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Shotaro Makisumi (Japanese:Makisumi Shōtarō; commonly known as "Macky") was born March 21, 1990 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. He is best known for setting several world records for speedcubing, or quickly solving the Rubik's Cube.
As of 2007, Macky lives in Arcadia, California, and is a senior at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California. He currently holds one Asian record with the World Cube Association. He has held seven world records in the past.
In addition to speedcubing, he is involved in juggling and mathematics competitions. He has been invited three times to the USA Mathematical Olympiad, a prestigious math competition for high school students, and has attended Canada/USA Mathcamp for two summers.
[edit] Records held
[edit] Asian records
- 2x2x2 Speedsolve: 2.82 seconds
[edit] External links
- Cubefreak
- Macky's site: Cubefreak
- Macky's Xanga
- World Cube Association records of Macky's official solving times
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