Ryota Yamagata
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Yamagata at the 2013 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | 10 June 1992 |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| University team | Keio University |
| Club | Seiko 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 | |
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.[2]
He won the bronze medal in the medley relay at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[citation needed]
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]
Records
- 100 metres
- 4 × 100 m relay
- 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