Ryota Yamagata

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.

Ryota Yamagata

Yamagata at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 31) Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)^[1]
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)^[1]
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	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 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 100 m 2013 Kazan 4×100 m relay Asian Games 2014 Incheon 4×100 m relay 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 × 100 m relay 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 100 m East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin 4×100 m relay 2013 Tianjin 100 m World Youth Championships 2009 Brixen Medley relay

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	Time	Wind	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor
100 m	09.95 s	+2.0 m/s	Tottori, Japan	6 June 2021	Japanese record
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
  • 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
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	10.18^1 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	24th (h)	100 m	10.15 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.16^2 (relay leg: 2nd)

¹Did not start in the final
²Did not finish in the final

National Championship

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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^[5]
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)

References

1. "Ryota Yamagata - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
2. "NameBright - Coming Soon". Singaporeathletics.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
3. 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. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
4. "Japan names captain and vice-captain of national team for Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
5. 24th (h) / 10.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s)

External links

• Ryōta Yamagata at World Athletics
• Ryōta Yamagata at JAAF (in Japanese)