Masaru Yamada Explained

Masaru Yamada
Birth Date:14 June 1994
Birth Place:Toba, Japan
Country:Japan
Weapon:Épée
Hand:Right-handed
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Masaru Yamada (山田優, Yamada Masaru, born 14 June 1994)[1] is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[2]

Along with Koki Kano, Kazuyasu Minobe, and Satoru Uyama, Yamada was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team men's épée event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing.[3]

Medal record

Asian Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2014 Suwon, South KoreaTeam Men's Épée3rd[6]
2015 SingaporeTeam Men's Épée3rd[7]
2016 Wuxi, ChinaTeam Men's Épée1st[8]
2017 Hong Kong, ChinaTeam Men's Épée3rd[9]
2019 Tokyo, JapanIndividual Men's Épée1st[10]
2022 Seoul, South KoreaTeam Men's Épée3rd[11]

Grand Prix

DateLocationEventPosition
2020-01-24 Doha, QatarIndividual Men's Épée3rd[12]
2020-03-06 Budapest, HungaryIndividual Men's Épée1st[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fencing Results Book. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508184225/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/78/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Fencing_v1.0.pdf. 8 May 2020. 8 May 2020.
  2. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-08-02. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  3. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-06. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  4. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-06. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  5. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website . 2022-07-23 . INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  6. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-04-05. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  7. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-06. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  8. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-04-05. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  9. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-04-05. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  10. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-06. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  11. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website . 2022-06-21 . INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  12. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-06. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  13. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-04-24. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.

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