Ryota Yamagata
Yamagata at the 2013 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japan |
| Born | 10 June 1992 |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| 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 | |
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.
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.
He served as the captain of Japan's team at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.