# Ryota Yamagata

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 bests

| Event | Time | Wind | Venue | Date | Notes |
| Outdoor ||||||
| 100 m | 09.95 s | +2.0 m/s | Tottori, Japan | 6 June 2021 | Japanese record |
| 200 m | 20.41 s | −0.5 m/s | Yokohama, Japan | 26 May 2013 | |
| Indoor ||||||
| 60 m | 6.62 s | | Osaka, Japan | 13 March 2016 | |

## 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)
    $^a$ with Shōta Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge
    $^b$ with Shōta Iizuka, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 4th | 100 m | 10.80 (wind: -1.2 m/s) |
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 3rd | Medley relay | 1:52.82 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.10 (wind: +1.7 m/s) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.35 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.21 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.12 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 22nd (h) | 100 m | 10.21 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 2013 | East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 2nd | 100 m | 10.31 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 2013 | East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.44 (relay leg: 1st) GR, NUR |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 6th | 100 m | 10.26 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.49 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.05 (wind: +0.2 m/s) PB |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.60 (relay leg: 1st) AR |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.00 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.16 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th (sf) | 100 m | 10.18$^1$ (wind: +1.2 m/s) |
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 24th (h) | 100 m | 10.15 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.16$^2$ (relay leg: 2nd) |
$^1$Did not start in the final $^2$Did not finish in the final

### National Championship

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Kumagaya, Saitama | 4th | 100 m | 10.52 (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Kumagaya, Saitama | 6th | 200 m | 20.84 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| 2012 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 3rd | 100 m | 10.34 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| 2013 | Japan Championships | Chōfu, Tokyo | 1st | 100 m | 10.11 (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 2014 | Japan Championships | Fukushima, Fukushima | 2nd | 100 m | 10.27 (wind: +0.6 m/s) |
| 2015 | Japan Championships | Niigata, Niigata | – (sf) | 100 m | DNS |
| 2016 | Japan Championships | Nagoya, Aichi | 2nd | 100 m | 10.17 (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 2017 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 6th | 100 m | 10.39 (wind: +0.6 m/s) |