is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the

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. Iizuka started to compete in

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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

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, where he studied law. At the

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, Iizuka won the

title with a time of 20.67 seconds, making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event. At the

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, Iizuka won a silver medal in the

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. He has won a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) in international athletics competitions.

Personal bests

Records

*200 metres **Current Japanese university record holder – 20.21 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) (

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, May 3, 2013) * relay **Current Asian and

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record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 2nd) (

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, August 19, 2016) **Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:2nd) (

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, October 9, 2013) : with Ryōta Yamagata,

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, and Asuka Cambridge : with Ryōta Yamagata, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto

Competition record

National Championship

References

External links

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Shōta Iizuka – Paris 2024
at JAAF
Shōta Iizuka – Tokyo 2020
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Track Club * *
Shōta Iizuka
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Shōta Iizuka
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Iizuka, Shota 1991 births Living people Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan World Athletics Championships medalists Japan Championships in Athletics winners Athletes from Shizuoka Prefecture 21st-century Japanese sportsmen