Personal information | |
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Nationality | Japan |
Born | Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan | 10 June 1992
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
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 |
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.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.
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]