Masaru Yamada

Masaru Yamada
Yamada in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-06-14) June 14, 1994
Toba, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Tbilisi Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuxi Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chiba Individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kuwait City Team
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, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[2]

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]

World Cup

Year Location Event Position
2024-05-17 France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Men's Épée 2nd[14]
2024-02-22 Germany Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st[15]
2023-11-10 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 3rd[16]

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". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  12. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  13. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  14. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  16. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.


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