Macky Makisumi
Japanese speedcuber
About Macky Makisumi
Born 1990. Macky Makisumi is a Japanese speedcuber.
Shotaro Makisumi (; commonly known as "Macky", born March 21, 1990, in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan) is best known for setting several world records for speedcubing, or quickly solving the Rubik's Cube.
Macky lived in Arcadia, California, and graduated in the class of 2008 from Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California. In 2012, he graduated from Princeton University, where he majored in mathematics. He completed his Ph.D. at Stanford University in 2017 and is now a Ritt Assistant Professor of mathematics at Columbia University. He has held seven world records with the World Cube Association.
In addition to speedcubing, he is involved in mathematics competitions and juggling.
Records held Source:
World Records
Asian Records
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Who is Macky Makisumi?
Japanese speedcuber
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Macky Makisumi was born on 21 March 1990 in Ube.
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Macky Makisumi is a speedcuber.
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Macky Makisumi is Japanese.
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