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Shōta Iizuka

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Shōta Iizuka (飯塚 翔太, Iizuka Shōta; born 25 June 1991) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. 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. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Iizuka won the 200 metres title with a time of 20.67 seconds, making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Shōta Iizuka is the 7,209th most popular athlete (down from 6,622nd in 2024), the 5,189th most popular biography from Japan (down from 4,452nd in 2019) and the 119th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Shōta Iizuka ranks 7,209 out of 6,025. Before him are Michaël Bodegas, Ilya Ivanyuk, Cecilia Carranza, Andrew Rock, Anton Babikov, and Ebba Jungmark. After him are Katrin Klujber, Serghei Tarnovschi, Lidewij Welten, Scott McGough, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, and Lin Qingfeng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Shōta Iizuka ranks 1,313. Before him are Hendrik Pekeler, Aleksandar Kukolj, Zhi-Gin Lam, Anton Babikov, Honey Rose, and Elliot Rodger. After him are Yassine Jebbour, Masaru Kato, Erick Barrondo, Shohei Moriyasu, Peter Burling, and Tatiana Ivanova.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shōta Iizuka ranks 5,202 out of 6,245. Before him are Shoma Mizunaga (1985), Tsuyoshi Hakkaku (1985), Naoto Yoshii (1987), Daisuke Fujii (1986), Ryo Hatsuse (1997), and Eiji Tomii (1987). After him are Masaru Kato (1991), Chisato Okai (1994), Shohei Moriyasu (1991), Kenzo Nambu (1992), Keita Goto (1986), and Tsubasa Yokotake (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Shōta Iizuka ranks 119. Before him are Hiromi Miyake (1985), Ami Kondo (1995), Tomoka Takeuchi (1983), Yuki Kawata (1997), Shinji Takahira (1984), and Toshikazu Yamanishi (1996). After him are Naoki Tsukahara (1985), Yasuaki Yamasaki (1992), Sakura Motoki (2002), Hirooki Arai (1988), Ryūtarō Matsumoto (1986), and Reruhi Shimizu (1993).

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