Kento Yamasaki
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| Born | 17 December 1992[1] Nagasaki[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) [3] | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Kento Yamasaki". First Cycling. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Kento Yamasaki". Eurosport.
- ^ a b "Kento Yamasaki". UCI Track Champions League. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Kento Yamasaki races to Japan's second-ever world title in men's keirin". Japan Times. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Kento Yamasaki Results". TheSports. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Asia Championships". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
