# Shōta Iizuka

Shōta Iizuka (飯塚 翔太, Iizuka Shōta, born 25 June 1991) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.
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.
At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Iizuka won the 200 metres title with a time of 20.67 seconds, making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Iizuka won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He has won a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) in international athletics competitions.

## Personal bests

| Event | Time | Wind | Venue | Date | Notes |
| 100 m | 10.08 s | +1.9 m/s | Tottori, Japan | June 4, 2017 | Japan's 9th-fastest time |
| 200 m | 20.11 s | +1.8 m/s | Nagoya, Japan | June 26, 2016 | Japan's 2nd-fastest time |

## 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)
** Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:2nd) (Tianjin, October 9, 2013)
    $^a$ with Ryōta Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge
    $^b$ with Ryōta Yamagata, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 1st | 200 m | 20.67 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.89 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 4th | 200 m | 21.10 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 21.02 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | – (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 36th (h) | 200 m | 20.81 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.35 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 200 m | 20.33 (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.12 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18th (sf) | 200 m | 20.61 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.39 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2013 | East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 2nd | 200 m | 21.01 (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 2013 | East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.44 (relay leg: 2nd) GR, NUR |
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.40 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | 200 m | 20.87 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.49 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.88 (relay leg: 3rd) |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 30th (h) | 200 m | 20.49 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.60 (relay leg: 2nd) AR |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 20.62 (wind: +2.1 m/s) |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.04 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | 200 m | 20.68 (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.94 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.05 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 38th (h) | 200 m | 21.02 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 22nd (sf) | 200 m | 20.77 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 18th (sf) | 200 m | 20.54 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 13th (rep) | 200 m | 20.72 |

### National Championship

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2010 | Japan Championships | Yokohama, Kanagawa | – (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Kumagaya, Saitama | 4th | 200 m | 20.64 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.48 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.02 (relay leg: 2nd) GR |
| 2012 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 4th | 100 m | 10.36 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| 2012 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 2nd | 200 m | 20.45 (0.0 m/s) |
| 2012 | Japan Championships | Yokohama, Kanagawa | – (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2013 | Japan Championships | Chōfu, Tokyo | 1st | 200 m | 20.31 (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| 2014 | Japan Championships | Fukushima, Fukushima | 3rd | 200 m | 20.66 (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| 2015 | Japan Championships | Niigata, Niigata | – (f) | 200 m | DNF |
| 2016 | Japan Championships | Nagoya, Aichi | 1st | 200 m | 20.11 (wind: +1.8 m/s) PB |
| 2017 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 3rd | 200 m | 20.55 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |