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 .
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
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
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) [ 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
^ a b Profile . JAAF . Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
^ a b c Shōta Iizuka . nbcolympics.com
^ Men's 200m Final IAAF (July 24, 2010). Retrieved on July 26, 2010
^ 「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
^ 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
^ 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 .
^ a b c d Representing Chuo University
^ 2nd (h) / 20.42 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
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