Masaru Yamada (山田優, Yamada Masaru, born 14 June 1994) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.
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.
Medal record
Olympic Games YearLocationEventPosition2021 Tokyo, JapanTeam Men's Épée1st2024 Paris, FranceTeam Men's Épée2nd
World Championship YearLocationEventPosition2022 Cairo, EgyptTeam Men's Épée3rd
Asian Championship YearLocationEventPosition2014 Suwon, South KoreaTeam Men's Épée3rd2015 SingaporeTeam Men's Épée3rd2016 Wuxi, ChinaTeam Men's Épée1st2017 Hong Kong, ChinaTeam Men's Épée3rd2019 Tokyo, JapanIndividual Men's Épée1st2022 Seoul, South KoreaTeam Men's Épée3rd
Grand Prix DateLocationEventPosition2020-01-24 Doha, QatarIndividual Men's Épée3rd2020-03-06 Budapest, HungaryIndividual Men's Épée1st
World Cup YearLocationEventPosition2024-05-17 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, FranceIndividual Men's Épée2nd2024-02-22 Heidenheim an der Brenz, GermanyIndividual Men's Épée1st2023-11-10 Bern, SwitzerlandIndividual Men's Épée3rd
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