Ryutaro Araga

Ryutaro Araga
Ryutaro Araga in 2018
Personal information
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 34)
Kameoka, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Weight class
  • 84 kg
  • 75+ kg (Olympic Games)
Events
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Japan
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Kumite +75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Linz Kumite 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paris Kumite 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bremen Kumite 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Linz Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bremen Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Team kumite
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai Kumite 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yokohama Kumite 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Kumite 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 84 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Kumite 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Kumite 84 kg
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Kumite 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wrocław Kumite 84 kg
World Combat Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Saint Petersburg Kumite 84 kg

Ryutaro Araga (荒賀 龍太郎, Araga Ryūtarō, born 16 October 1990)[1] is a Japanese karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He won the gold medal in the kumite 84 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria.[4] At the Asian Games, he won the gold medal in this event both in 2014 and in 2018.[1] He is also a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Asian Karate Championships.

Career

At the Asian Karate Championships he won the gold medal in 2013, 2015 and 2018.[5][6] In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals at this event.[7][8] At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[9][10]

Ryutaro Araga at the Karate 1 Premier League 2018 in Berlin

At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event.[11] In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland.[12]

He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13][14]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 2nd Kumite 84 kg
2012 World Championships Paris, France 2nd Kumite 84 kg
2013 World Games Cali, Colombia 1st Kumite 84 kg
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 2nd Kumite 84 kg
3rd Team kumite
2015 Asian Championships Yokohama, Japan 1st Kumite 84 kg
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 1st Kumite 84 kg
2nd Team kumite
2017 World Games Wrocław, Poland 2nd Kumite 84 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Team kumite
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd Kumite +75 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (7 August 2021). "Ganjzadeh claims final Olympic karate gold at Tokyo 2020 after opponent disqualified for high kick". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2016 World Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2013 Asian Karate Championships" (PDF). Karate.ru. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 October 2016). "Spain stun title holders Egypt to reach women's team kumite final at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  13. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  14. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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