Masaru Yamada

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]

Masaru Yamada
Yamada in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-06-14) June 14, 1994
Toba, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 CairoTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 WuxiTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 ChibaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2014 SuwonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 SingaporeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 Hong KongTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 ChibaTeam
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Individual

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

Olympic Games
Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Épée 1st[4]

World Championship
Year Location Event Position
2022 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Men's Épée 3rd[5]

Asian Championship
Year Location Event Position
2014 South Korea Suwon, South Korea Team Men's Épée 3rd[6]
2015 Singapore Singapore Team Men's Épée 3rd[7]
2016 China Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 1st[8]
2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Team Men's Épée 3rd[9]
2019 Japan Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Épée 1st[10]
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Épée 3rd[11]

Grand Prix
Date Location Event Position
2020-01-24 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 3rd[12]
2020-03-06 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[13]

References
  1. "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. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  6. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  8. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  9. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  10. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  11. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  12. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  13. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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