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Ryota Yamagata
JapanActive- Born
- Jun 10, 1992 (34 years old)
- Birthplace
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Events
- 100 m · 200 m
- Height
- 1.77 m
- Weight
- 70 kg
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.
Personal best · 100 m9.95
2026 season best10.10Mar 7, 2026 · Prefectural Stadium, Okinawa
Medals1Olympic Games: 1 silver
National record9.95100 m
As of Oct 28, 2026: 100 m 9.95 (#117 all-time), 200 m 20.41 (#741 all-time), 2026 season best 10.10 (Mar 7, 2026, Prefectural Stadium, Okinawa (JPN)) · Last competition: Takushima Sprint, Oct 4, 2026, 10.43 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · National record (100 m) · 34 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60m Indoor | 6.60 | – | Feb 15, 2026 | 2026 Japan Athlete Games in Osaki |
| 2026 | 100m | 10.10 | +4.4 | Mar 7, 2026 | Spring Track and Field Meet |
| 2026 | 200m | 20.82 | +0.2 | Sep 5, 2026 | Oman Athletics Grand Prix |
| 2025 | 60m Indoor | 6.66 | – | Feb 23, 2025 | 2025 Japan Athlete Games in Osaki |
| 2025 | 100m | 10.08 | +0.9 | Aug 16, 2025 | Athlete Night Games Fukui 2025, Prefectural Stadium, Fukui |
| 2024 | 100m | 10.34 | +0.9 | Feb 10, 2024 | Adelaide Invitational, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide |
| 2023 | 100m | 10.12 | +1.7 | Oct 13, 2023 | National Sports Festival |
| 2023 | 200m | 20.94 | +0.6 | Aug 6, 2023 | Fuji Hokuroku World Trials 2023 |