Shōta Iizuka

Shōta Iizuka (飯塚 翔太, Iizuka Shōta, born 25 June 1991) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

Shōta Iizuka
Iizuka in 2017
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991
Omaezaki, Shizuoka
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
University teamChuo University
ClubMizuno Track Club[2]
Coached byKatsumi Sakai[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.08 s (2017)
200 m: 20.11 s (2016)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 London4×100 m relay
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2013 Kazan4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Kazan200 m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-Palembang4 × 400 m relay
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Tianjin4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2013 Tianjin200 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Moncton200 m

Iizuka started to compete in track and field after winning a local 100 metre competition when he was in third grade; the coach of a local club scouted his performance in this race and brought him to join his track and field club. He attended Fujieda Meisei High School and then Chuo University, where he studied law.[2]

At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Iizuka won the 200 metres title with a time of 20.67 seconds,[3] making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event.[4][5]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Iizuka won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[6] He has won a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) in international athletics competitions.

Personal bests
Event Time Wind Venue Date Notes
100 m 10.08 s +1.9 m/s Tottori, Japan June 4, 2017 Japan's 9th-fastest time
200 m 20.11 s +1.8 m/s Nagoya, Japan June 26, 2016 Japan's 2nd-fastest time

Records
  • 200 metres
    • Current Japanese university record holder – 20.21 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) (Fukuroi, May 3, 2013)
  • 4 × 100 m relay
    • Current Asian and Japanese record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Rio de Janeiro, August 19, 2016)[a]
    • Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:2nd) (Tianjin, October 9, 2013)[b]
a with Ryōta Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge
b with Ryōta Yamagata, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 1st 200 m 20.67 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.89 (relay leg: 4th)
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 4th 200 m 21.10 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
Universiade Shenzhen, China 9th (sf) 200 m 21.02 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
– (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ (relay leg: 4th)
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 36th (h) 200 m 20.81 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.35 (relay leg: 4th)
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 200 m 20.33 (wind: +2.4 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.12 (relay leg: 4th)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (sf) 200 m 20.61 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.39 (relay leg: 4th)
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 2nd 200 m 21.01 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.44 (relay leg: 2nd) GR, NUR
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.40 (relay leg: 4th)
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 4th 200 m 20.87 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.49 (relay leg: 2nd)
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.88 (relay leg: 3rd)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 30th (h) 200 m 20.49 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 37.60 (relay leg: 2nd) AR
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 16th (sf) 200 m 20.62 (wind: +2.1 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.04 (relay leg: 2nd)
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 6th 200 m 20.68 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.94 (relay leg: 4th)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.05 (relay leg: 2nd)
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 38th (h) 200 m 21.02
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 22nd (sf) 200 m 20.77
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (sf) 200 m 20.54

National Championship
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2010 Japan Championships Yokohama, Kanagawa – (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ (relay leg: 4th)[7]
2011 Japan Championships Kumagaya, Saitama 4th 200 m 20.64 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
Yokohama, Kanagawa 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.48 (relay leg: 2nd)[7]
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.02 (relay leg: 2nd)[7] GR
2012 Japan Championships Osaka, Osaka 4th 100 m 10.36 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2nd 200 m 20.45 (0.0 m/s)
Yokohama, Kanagawa – (h) 4 × 100 m relay DNF (relay leg: 4th)[7]
2013 Japan Championships Chōfu, Tokyo 1st 200 m 20.31 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2014 Japan Championships Fukushima, Fukushima 3rd 200 m 20.66 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2015 Japan Championships Niigata, Niigata – (f) 200 m DNF[8]
2016 Japan Championships Nagoya, Aichi 1st 200 m 20.11 (wind: +1.8 m/s) PB
2017 Japan Championships Osaka, Osaka 3rd 200 m 20.55 (wind: +0.3 m/s)

References
  1. Profile. JAAF. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
  2. Shōta Iizuka. nbcolympics.com
  3. Men's 200m Final IAAF (July 24, 2010). Retrieved on July 26, 2010
  4. 「和製ボルト」飯塚翔太、世界ジュニアで「金」 (Japanese) Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Yomiuri Shimbun (July 24, 2010). Retrieved on July 26, 2010
  5. Martin, David (July 24, 2010). Stormy Kendrik finishes like a thunderbolt to win USA's first championships gold – Day Five Evening Wrap IAAF. Retrieved on July 26, 2010
  6. Mckirdy, Andrew (August 20, 2016). "Bolt completes triple-triple with Jamaica's gold in 4×100 relay; Japan makes history by taking silver". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  7. Representing Chuo University
  8. 2nd (h) / 20.42 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
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