Masaru Yamada

Masaru Yamada
Yamada in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-06-14) June 14, 1994
Toba, Japan
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryJapan
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 CairoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 TbilisiIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2026 Hong KongIndividual
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
Silver medal – second place2024 Kuwait CityTeam
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 place2017 TaipeiIndividual

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 team Olympic gold medal in fencing.[3]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Épée 1st[4]
2024 France Paris, France Team Men's Épée 2nd[5]

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2022 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Men's Épée 3rd[6]

Asian Championship

Year Location Event Position
2014 South Korea Suwon, South Korea Team Men's Épée 3rd[7]
2015 Singapore Singapore Team Men's Épée 3rd[8]
2016 China Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 1st[9]
2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Team Men's Épée 3rd[10]
2019 Japan Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Épée 1st[11]
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Épée 3rd[12]

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2020-01-24 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 3rd[13]
2020-03-06 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[14]

World Cup

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

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 2 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
  6. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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