Ryota Yamagata

Ryota Yamagata (山縣 亮太, Yamagata Ryōta, born 10 June 1992) is a Japanese sprinter holding the Japanese record of 9.95 in the 100m.

Ryota Yamagata
Yamagata at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight154 lb (70 kg)[1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
University teamKeio University
ClubSeiko AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 6.62 (Osaka 2016)
100 m: 9.95 (Tottori 2021)
200 m: 20.41 (Yokohama 2013)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m relay
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2013 Kazan100 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Kazan4×100 m relay
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-Palembang4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-Palembang100 m
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Tianjin4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2013 Tianjin100 m
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 BrixenMedley relay

He won the bronze medal in the medley relay at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[2]

In the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Yamagata was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team for Japan, which took the silver medal in the final.[3]

He served as the captain of Japan's team at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Personal bests
Event Time Wind Venue Date Notes
Outdoor
100 m 09.95 s +2.0 m/s Tottori, Japan 6 June 2021 Japanese record
200 m 20.41 s −0.5 m/s Yokohama, Japan 26 May 2013
Indoor
60 m 6.62 s Osaka, Japan 13 March 2016

Records
  • 100 metres
    • Current japanese record holder - 9.95 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) (Tottori, 6 June 2021)
    • Former Japanese junior record holder – 10.23 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) (Yamaguchi, 8 October 2011)
  • 4 × 100 m relay
    • Current Asian and Japanese record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 1st) (Rio de Janeiro, 19 August 2016)[a]
    • Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:1st) (Tianjin, 9 October 2013)[b]
  • 60 metres (Indoor)
    • Former Japanese junior record holder – 6.71 s (Osaka, 5 February 2011)
a with Shōta Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge
b with Shōta Iizuka, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 4th 100 m 10.80 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
3rd Medley relay 1:52.82 (relay leg: 2nd)
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 100 m 10.10 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.35 (relay leg: 1st)
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 2nd 100 m 10.21 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.12 (relay leg: 1st)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 22nd (h) 100 m 10.21 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 2nd 100 m 10.31 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.44 (relay leg: 1st) GR, NUR
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 6th 100 m 10.26 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.49 (relay leg: 1st)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 100 m 10.05 (wind: +0.2 m/s) PB
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 37.60 (relay leg: 1st) AR
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 100 m 10.00 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.16 (relay leg: 1st)
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 4th (sf) 100 m 10.181 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
World Relays Yokohama, Japan – 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 24th (h) 100 m 10.15 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.162 (relay leg: 2nd)

1Did not start in the final
2Did not finish in the final

National Championship
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2011 Japan Championships Kumagaya, Saitama 4th 100 m 10.52 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
6th 200 m 20.84 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2012 Japan Championships Osaka, Osaka 3rd 100 m 10.34 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2013 Japan Championships Chōfu, Tokyo 1st 100 m 10.11 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2014 Japan Championships Fukushima, Fukushima 2nd 100 m 10.27 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2015 Japan Championships Niigata, Niigata – (sf) 100 m DNS[5]
2016 Japan Championships Nagoya, Aichi 2nd 100 m 10.17 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2017 Japan Championships Osaka, Osaka 6th 100 m 10.39 (wind: +0.6 m/s)

References
  1. "Ryota Yamagata - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. "NameBright - Coming Soon". Singaporeathletics.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. Mckirdy, Andrew (20 August 2016). "Bolt completes triple-triple with Jamaica's gold in 4×100 relay; Japan makes history by taking silver". The Japan Times. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. "Japan names captain and vice-captain of national team for Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. 24th (h) / 10.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
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