is a Japanese triathlete, who has taken part in numerous triathlon championships. At the peak of his career, he has won eight championship titles, including four from the ITC Triathlon Asian Cup. His best international result happened in 2010, when he finished third at the ITC World Cup in Ishigaki,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Yamamoto was selected to the Japanese national triathlon team, along with his teammate Hirokatsu Tayama, at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing. He finished only in thirtieth place in men's triathlon, with a time of 1:52:11. Despite his disappointing finish at the Olympics, Yamamoto was able to complete a two-spot medal sweep for Japan at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

in Guangzhou, China, when he claimed silver in the men's triathlon, just behind his compatriot Yuichi Hosoda by twenty-six hundredths of a second.

References

External links

ITU Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamamoto, Ryosuke 1979 births Living people Japanese male triathletes Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Japan Sportspeople from Kyoto Triathletes at the 2010 Asian Games Triathletes at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in triathlon Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese sportsmen