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

Shōta Iizuka

Iizuka in 2017
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 31) Omaezaki, Shizuoka
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
University team	Chuo University
Club	Mizuno Track Club[2]
Coached by	Katsumi Sakai[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.08 s (2017) 200 m: 20.11 s (2016)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay World Championships 2017 London 4×100 m relay Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 4×100 m relay 2013 Kazan 200 m Asian Games 2014 Incheon 4×400 m relay 2014 Incheon 4×100 m relay 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 × 400 m relay East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin 4×100 m relay 2013 Tianjin 200 m World Junior Championships 2010 Moncton 200 m

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.

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)^[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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	1st	200 m	20.67 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			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)
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	9th (sf)	200 m	21.02 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			– (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)
			4th	4×100 m relay	38.35 (relay leg: 4th)
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	3rd	200 m	20.33 (wind: +2.4 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	39.12 (relay leg: 4th)
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	18th (sf)	200 m	20.61 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			6th	4×100 m relay	38.39 (relay leg: 4th)
	East Asian Games	Tianjin, China	2nd	200 m	21.01 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			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)
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	200 m	20.87 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	38.49 (relay leg: 2nd)
			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)
			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)
			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)
			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

National Championship

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2010	Japan Championships	Yokohama, Kanagawa	– (h)	4×100 m relay	DQ (relay leg: 4th)[7]
2011	Japan Championships	Kumagaya, Saitama	4th	200 m	20.64 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
		Yokohama, Kanagawa	1st	4×100 m relay	39.48 (relay leg: 2nd)[7]
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:05.02 (relay leg: 2nd)[7] GR
2012	Japan Championships	Osaka, Osaka	4th	100 m	10.36 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	20.45 (0.0 m/s)
		Yokohama, Kanagawa	– (h)	4×100 m relay	DNF (relay leg: 4th)[7]
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[8]
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)

References

External links

• Shōta Iizuka at World Athletics
• Shōta Iizuka at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Shōta Iizuka at Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese)
• Shōta Iizuka on Twitter
• Shōta Iizuka on Blog

На других языках

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[de] Shōta Iizuka

Shōta Iizuka (jap. 飯塚 翔太, Iizuka Shōta; * 25. Juni 1991 in Omaezaki) ist ein japanischer Leichtathlet, der sich auf den Sprint spezialisiert hat.

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- [en] Shōta Iizuka

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[fr] Shōta Iizuka

Shōta Iizuka (en japonais 飯塚 翔太, né le 25 juin 1991 à Omaezaki) est un athlète japonais, spécialiste du sprint.

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[it] Shōta Iizuka

Shōta Iizuka (飯塚 翔太 Iizuka Shōta?; Omaezaki, 25 giugno 1991) è un velocista giapponese.

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[ru] Иидзука, Сёта

Сёта Иидзука (яп. 飯塚翔太, род. 25 июня 1991, Омаэдзаки, префектура Сидзуока, Япония) — японский легкоатлет, специализирующийся в спринтерском беге. Серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2016 года в эстафете 4×100 метров. Чемпион (4×400 м) и серебряный призёр (4×100 м) Азиатских игр 2014 года. Чемпион мира среди юниоров (2010) в беге на 200 метров. Двукратный чемпион Японии.

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