Ryota Yamagata Explained

Ryota Yamagata
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprints
Club:	Seiko AC
Universityteam:	Keio University
Birth Date:	10 June 1992
Birth Place:	Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height:	^[1]
Weight:	154lb
Collegeteam:	University of Florida
Pb:	60 m: 6.62 (Osaka 2016) 100 m: 9.95 (Tottori 2021) 200 m: 20.41 (Yokohama 2013)

is a Japanese sprinter holding the Japanese record of 9.95 in the 100m.

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)
  • Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:1st) (Tianjin, 9 October 2013)
• 60 metres (Indoor)
  • Former Japanese junior record holder – 6.71 s (Osaka, 5 February 2011)

with Shōta Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge

with Shōta Iizuka, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

Competition record

2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy		100 m	(wind: -1.2 m/s)
					1:52.82 (relay leg: 2nd)
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	(sf)	100 m	(wind: +1.7 m/s)
				4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 1st)
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia		100 m	(wind: +0.5 m/s)
				4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 1st)
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	(h)	100 m	(wind: -0.4 m/s)
	East Asian Games	Tianjin, China		100 m	(wind: -0.1 m/s)
				4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 1st) GR,
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea		100 m	(wind: +0.4 m/s)
				4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 1st)
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	(sf)	100 m	10.05 (wind: +0.2 m/s) PB
				4 × 100 m relay	37.60 (relay leg: 1st) AR
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia		100 m	(wind: +0.4 m/s)
				4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 1st)
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	(sf)	100 m	^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

2011	Japan Championships	Kumagaya, Saitama		100 m	10.52 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
				200 m	20.84 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2012	Japan Championships	Osaka, Osaka		100 m	10.34 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2013	Japan Championships	Chōfu, Tokyo		100 m	10.11 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2014	Japan Championships	Fukushima, Fukushima		100 m	10.27 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2015	Japan Championships	Niigata, Niigata	(sf)	100 m	^[5]
2016	Japan Championships	Nagoya, Aichi		100 m	10.17 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2017	Japan Championships	Osaka, Osaka		100 m	10.39 (wind: +0.6 m/s)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ryota Yamagata - Player Profile - Athletics. Eurosport.com. 17 July 2022.
2. Web site: NameBright - Coming Soon. Singaporeathletics.com. 17 July 2022.
3. News: Bolt completes triple-triple with Jamaica's gold in 4×100 relay; Japan makes history by taking silver. Mckirdy. Andrew. 2016-08-20. The Japan Times. en-US. 0447-5763. 2016-08-20.
4. Web site: Japan names captain and vice-captain of national team for Tokyo 2020. Olympics.com. 17 July 2022.
5. 24th (h) / 10.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s)