Masaru Yamada (山田優, Yamada Masaru, born 14 June 1994)[1] is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[2]
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Born | Toba, Japan | June 14, 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Along with Koki Kano, Kazuyasu Minobe, and Satoru Uyama, Yamada was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team men's épée event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing.[3]
Medal record
editOlympic Games
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Men's Épée | 1st[4] |
World Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2022 | Cairo, Egypt | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[5] |
Asian Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 | Suwon, South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[6] |
2015 | Singapore | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[7] |
2016 | Wuxi, China | Team Men's Épée | 1st[8] |
2017 | Hong Kong, China | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[9] |
2019 | Tokyo, Japan | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[10] |
2022 | Seoul, South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[11] |
Grand Prix
editDate | Location | Event | Position |
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2020-01-24 | Doha, Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[12] |
2020-03-06 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[13] |
References
edit- ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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