Ryota Yamagata

Ryota Yamagata (山縣 亮太) 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.

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 Asian and Japanese record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 1st) (Rio de Janeiro, 19 August 2016)
 * Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:1st) (Tianjin, 9 October 2013)
 * 60 metres (Indoor)
 * Former Japanese junior record holder – 6.71 s (Osaka, 5 February 2011)


 * with Shōta Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge
 * with Shōta Iizuka, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

Competition record
1Did not start in the final

2Did not finish in the final