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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. In the

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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) (

, 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

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, 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 ...

: with

, and Kazuma Ōseto

Competition record

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

National Championship

References

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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