Shōta Iizuka

Shōta Iizuka

Iizuka at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 25) Omaezaki, Shizuoka
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
University team	Chuo University
Club	Mizuno Track Club
Coached by	Katsumi Sakai
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.22 s (2013) 200 m: 20.11 s (2016)
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's athletics Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 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 East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin 4×100 m relay 2013 Tianjin 200 m World Junior Championships 2010 Moncton 200 m

100 m: 10.22 s (2013)

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

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.

At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Iizuka won the 200 metres title with a time of 20.67 seconds. This earned him the gold medal, making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Iizuka won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He has won a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) in international athletics competitions.