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 in 2017 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Omaezaki, Shizuoka | 25 June 1991
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
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Iizuka started track and field after winning the local competition of a 100 metres race when he was in third grade; the club coach scouted him to 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] This earned him the gold medal, 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 |
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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
- 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 |
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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) |
National Championship
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
- Profile. JAAF. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
- 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.
- Representing Chuo University
- 2nd (h) / 20.42 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
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