Ryosuke Yamamoto (triathlete)

Ryosuke Yamamoto (山本 良介, Yamamoto Ryōsuke, born May 17, 1979 in Kyoto) is a Japanese triathlete, who has taken part in numerous triathlon championships.[1] At the peak of his career, he has won eight championship titles, including four from the ITC Triathlon Asian Cup. His best international result happened in 2010, when he finished third at the ITC World Cup in Ishigaki, Japan.[2]

Ryosuke Yamamoto
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1979-05-17) May 17, 1979
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
TeamToyota Body
Medal record
Triathlon
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Men's competition

Yamamoto was selected to the Japanese national triathlon team, along with his teammate Hirokatsu Tayama, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He finished only in thirtieth place in men's triathlon, with a time of 1:52:11. Despite of his disappointing finish at the Olympics, Yamamoto was able to complete a two-spot medal sweep for Japan at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, when he claimed silver in the men's triathlon, just behind his compatriot Yuichi Hosoda by twenty-six hundredths of a second.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ryosuke Yamamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  2. Edwards, Erin (27 April 2010). "Oakley's Ryosuke Yamamoto Places Third In Ishigaki". Oakley Triathlon. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. Takaya, Masa (14 November 2010). "Japan dominates again at Asian Games". ITU. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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