Ryota Yamagata
Ryota Yamagata (山縣 亮太, Yamagata Ryōta, born 10 June 1992) is a Japanese sprinter holding Japan's 4th equal-fastest time of 10.00 seconds in the 100m.
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| Born | 10 June 1992 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Keio University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Seiko AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.00 (Osaka 2017) 200 m: 20.41 (Yokohama 2013) 60 m: 6.62 (Osaka 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Wind | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 100 m | 10.00 s | +0.2 m/s | Osaka, Japan | 24 September 2017 | Japan's 2nd-fastest time |
| +0.8 m/s | Jakarta, Indonesia | 26 August 2018 | 9.997 s =PB and Japan's 2nd-fastest time | ||
| 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
- 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 | 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 |
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National Championship
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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[4] |
| 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) |
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References
- Ryota Yamagata - Player Profile
- Team USA captures Boys relay title at World Youth Championships 2009
- 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 Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- 24th (h) / 10.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
External links
- Ryōta Yamagata at World Athletics
- Ryōta Yamagata at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Ryota Yamagata on Twitter
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