Kento Yamasaki
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| Born | 17 December 1992[1] Nagasaki[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kento Yamasaki (山﨑 賢人, Yamasaki Kento)(born 17 December 1992), a Japanese racing cyclist, best known for his surprise[4] win in the Keirin at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup.[5]
Yamasaki had made his World Championship debut in 2021, finishing fifth in the Keirin,[6] and won the individual sprint at the 2022 Asian Cycling Championships, and the Keirin at the 2024 championships.[7] Yamasaki was Japan's first male Keirin world champion since 1987.[5]
