Kento Yamasaki

Kento Yamasaki
Personal information
Born (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992[1]
Nagasaki[2]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Weight78 kg (172 lb) [3]
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 BallerupKeirin
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 New DelhiSprint
Gold medal – first place2024 New DelhiKeirin
Gold medal – first place2024 New DelhiTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2023 NilaiSprint

Kento Yamasaki (山﨑 賢人, Yamasaki Kento)(born 17 December 1992), a Japanese racing cyclist, best known for his surprise[4] win in the Keirin at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup.[5]

Yamasaki had made his World Championship debut in 2021, finishing fifth in the Keirin,[6] and won the individual sprint at the 2022 Asian Cycling Championships, and the Keirin at the 2024 championships.[7] Yamasaki was Japan's first male Keirin world champion since 1987.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kento Yamasaki". First Cycling. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kento Yamasaki". Eurosport.
  3. 1 2 "Kento Yamasaki". UCI Track Champions League. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ↑ van der Ploeg, Bram. "Lavreysen and Hoogland fall short in Keirin event, Japanese Yamasaki stunts with World Championship gold". IDL Procycling. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Kento Yamasaki races to Japan's second-ever world title in men's keirin". Japan Times. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kento Yamasaki Results". TheSports. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Asia Championships". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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