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.
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Wind | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|
| 100 m | 10.22 s | +0.3 m/s | Tokyo, Japan | September 6, 2013 | |
| 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
- Current Asian and Japanese record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Rio de Janeiro, August 19, 2016)[a]
- Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:2nd) (Tianjin, October 9, 2013)[b]
- 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 |
|---|
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 01 !1st | 200 m | 20.67 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 04 !4th | 4×100 m relay | 39.89 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 04 !4th | 200 m | 21.10 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 09 !9th (sf) | 200 m | 21.02 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 99 !– (h) | 4×100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 36 !36th (h) | 200 m | 20.81 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 04 !4th | 4×100 m relay | 38.35 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 03 !3rd | 200 m | 20.33 (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
| 02 !2nd | 4×100 m relay | 39.12 (relay leg: 4th) |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 18 !18th (sf) | 200 m | 20.61 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| 06 !6th | 4×100 m relay | 38.39 (relay leg: 4th) |
| East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 02 !2nd | 200 m | 21.01 (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 01 !1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.44 (relay leg: 2nd) GR, NUR |
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 05 !5th | 4×100 m relay | 38.40 (relay leg: 4th) |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 04 !4th | 200 m | 20.87 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 02 !2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.49 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 01 !1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:01.88 (relay leg: 3rd) |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 30 !30th (h) | 200 m | 20.49 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 02 !2nd | 4×100 m relay | 37.60 (relay leg: 3rd) AR |
National Championship
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|
| 2010 | Japan Championships | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 99 !– (h) | 4×100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Kumagaya, Saitama | 04 !4th | 200 m | 20.64 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| Yokohama, Kanagawa | 01 !1st | 4×100 m relay | 39.48 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 01 !1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.02 (relay leg: 2nd) GR |
| 2012 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 04 !4th | 100 m | 10.36 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| 02 !2nd | 200 m | 20.45 (0.0 m/s) |
| Yokohama, Kanagawa | 99 !– (h) | 4×100 m relay | DNF (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2013 | Japan Championships | Chōfu, Tokyo | 01 !1st | 200 m | 20.31 (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| 2014 | Japan Championships | Fukushima, Fukushima | 03 !3rd | 200 m | 20.66 (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| 2015 | Japan Championships | Niigata, Niigata | 09 !– (f) | 200 m | DNF |
| 2016 | Japan Championships | Nagoya, Aichi | 01 !1st | 200 m | 20.11 (wind: +1.8 m/s) PB |
