is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Iizuka started to compete in track and field after winning a local 100 metre competition when he was in third grade; the coach of a local club scouted his performance in this race and brought him to join his track and field club. He attended Fujieda Meisei High School and then Chuo University, where he studied law. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Iizuka won the 200 metres title with a time of 20.67 seconds, making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Iizuka won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He has won a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) in international athletics competitions. Personal bests Records 200 metres Current Japanese university record holder – 20.21 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) (Fukuroi, May 3, 2013) 4×100 m relay Current Asian and Japanese record holder – 37.60 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Rio de Janeiro, August 19, 2016) Current Japanese university record holder – 38.44 s (relay leg:2nd) (Tianjin, October 9, 2013) with Ryōta Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryū, and Asuka Cambridge with Ryōta Yamagata, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuma Ōseto Competition record National Championship References External links Shōta Iizuka at JAAF Shōta Iizuka at Mizuno Track Club Shōta Iizuka on Blog 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes of Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Japan Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan World Athletics Championships medalists Japan Championships in Athletics winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people