Masaru Yamada

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Masaru Yamada
Yamada Masaru Challenge SNCF Reseau 2015 ind t1142855.jpg
Yamada in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-06-14) June 14, 1994 (age 27)
Toba, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
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Medal record
Men's épée fencing
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuxi Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chiba Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Suwon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Chiba Team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Individual

Masaru Yamada (山田優, Yamada Masaru, born 14 June 1994)[1] is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[2] In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's team épée event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] Four years earlier, he won the silver medal in the same event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.[citation needed]

In 2017, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual épée event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3] He also competed in the men's team épée event.[3]

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's épée event at the 2019 Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan.[4]

Yamada won the FIE Men's Épée Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary in March 2020.[5]

Yamada won the gold medal in Men's team épée in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Asian Fencing Championships – Men's épée" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Yamada and Louis Marie triumph at FIE Épée Grand Prix in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Fencing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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