Japanese sprinter (born 1992)
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.
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
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Time
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Wind
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Venue
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Date
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Notes
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Outdoor
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100 m
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09.95 s
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+2.0 m/s
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Tottori, Japan
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6 June 2021
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Japanese record
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200 m
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20.41 s
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−0.5 m/s
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Yokohama, Japan
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26 May 2013
|
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Indoor
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60 m
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6.62 s
|
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Osaka, Japan
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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
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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2009
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World Youth Championships
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Brixen, Italy
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4th
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100 m
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10.80 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
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3rd
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Medley relay
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1:52.82 (relay leg: 2nd)
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2012
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Olympic Games
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London, United Kingdom
|
13th (sf)
|
100 m
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10.10 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
|
4th
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4 × 100 m relay
|
38.35 (relay leg: 1st)
|
2013
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Universiade
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Kazan, Russia
|
2nd
|
100 m
|
10.21 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
|
2nd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.12 (relay leg: 1st)
|
World Championships
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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
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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
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10.00 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
|
1st
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
38.16 (relay leg: 1st)
|
2019
|
Asian Championships
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Doha, Qatar
|
4th (sf)
|
100 m
|
10.181 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
|
World Relays
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
–
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
DQ
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2021
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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
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