Ryota Yamagata
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is a Japanese sprinter holding the Japanese record of 9.95 in the 100m. He won the bronze medal in the
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at the
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. In the
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in
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, Yamagata was part of the
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team for Japan, which took the silver medal in the final. He served as the captain of Japan's team at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.


Personal bests


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
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record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 1st) (
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, 19 August 2016) **Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:1st) (
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, 9 October 2013) *60 metres (Indoor) **Former Japanese junior record holder – 6.71 s (
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, 5 February 2011) : with
Shōta Iizuka is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Iizuka started to compete in track and field after winning a local 100 metre competition when he was in third grade; the coach of a local club scouted his performance in this race and ...
,
Yoshihide Kiryū is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Born in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Kiryū played football while at elementary school and became interested in track and field at junior high school, as his brother took part in the sp ...
, and
Asuka Cambridge is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field Sprint (running), sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal best of 10.03 in the 100m gives him Japan's 6th fastest time. He is a two-time East Asian Games gold medallist and ...
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Shōta Iizuka is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Iizuka started to compete in track and field after winning a local 100 metre competition when he was in third grade; the coach of a local club scouted his performance in this race and ...
,
Asuka Cambridge is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field Sprint (running), sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal best of 10.03 in the 100m gives him Japan's 6th fastest time. He is a two-time East Asian Games gold medallist and ...
, and Kazuma Ōseto


Competition record

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


National Championship


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Ryōta Yamagata
at JAAF {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamagata, Ryota 1992 births Living people Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Universiade silver medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners Keio University alumni Oath takers at the Olympic Games 21st-century Japanese people