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 |
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
editEvent | 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
edit- 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
editYear | 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) |
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 |
National Championship
editYear | 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
edit- ^ 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)
External links
edit- Shōta Iizuka at World Athletics
- Shōta Iizuka at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Shōta Iizuka at Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese)
- Shōta Iizuka on X
- Shōta Iizuka on Blog