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Shōta Iizuka

Shōta Iizuka

Japanese sprinter (born 1991)

Shōta Iizuka (飯塚 翔太, Iizuka Shōta, born 25 June 1991) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

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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 brought him to join his track and field club. He attended Fujieda Meisei High School and then Chuo University, where he studied law.[2]

At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Iizuka won the 200 metres title with a time of 20.67 seconds,[3] making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event.[4][5]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Iizuka won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[6] He has won a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) in international athletics competitions.

Athletics Men's 200 Final - 27th Summer Universiade 2013 - Kazan (RUS) Iizuke takes 3rd

Personal bests

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Records

  • 200 metres
    • Current Japanese university record holder – 20.21 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) (Fukuroi, May 3, 2013)
  • 4 × 100 m relay
    • Current Asian and Japanese record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Rio de Janeiro, August 19, 2016)[a]
    • Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:2nd) (Tianjin, October 9, 2013)[b]
a with Ryōta Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge
b with Ryōta Yamagata, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

Competition record

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National Championship

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References

  1. [1]
    Profile. JAAF. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
  2. [2]
    Shōta Iizuka. nbcolympics.com
  3. [3]
    Men's 200m Final IAAF (July 24, 2010). Retrieved on July 26, 2010
  4. [4]
    「和製ボルト」飯塚翔太、世界ジュニアで「金」 (Japanese) Archived July 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Yomiuri Shimbun (July 24, 2010). Retrieved on July 26, 2010
  5. [5]
    Martin, David (July 24, 2010). Stormy Kendrik finishes like a thunderbolt to win USA's first championships gold – Day Five Evening Wrap IAAF. Retrieved on July 26, 2010
  6. [6]
    Mckirdy, Andrew (August 20, 2016). "Bolt completes triple-triple with Jamaica's gold in 4×100 relay; Japan makes history by taking silver". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  7. [7]
    Representing Chuo University
  8. [8]
    2nd (h) / 20.42 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
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