{{Short description|Japanese fencer (born 1994)}} {{Infobox fencer | name = Masaru Yamada | image = Yamada Masaru Challenge SNCF Reseau 2015 ind t1142855.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Yamada in 2015 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | full_name = <!-- if different --> | nickname = | birth_name = <!-- if different --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|14}} | birth_place = Toba, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | height = <!-- "X cm" or "X ft Y in" (auto conversion) --> | weight = <!-- "X kg" or "X lb" (automatic conversion) --> | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | country = Japan | formercountry = | training = | weapon = Épée | hand = Right-handed | natlteam = | natlcoach = | club = | headcoach = | assistcoach = | formercoach = | perscoach = | retired = | disability_class = | highest_rank = | current_rank = | fieranking = <!-- [http://www.fie.ch/Competitions/FencerDetail.aspx?param=8982B84CC31351DE73B0F1466C3010AC Current ranking] --> | domesticranking = <!-- [http://www.domestic.url Domestic ranking] --> | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's épée}} {{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}} {{Medal|Olympic }} {{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|Team}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2025 Tbilisi|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Cairo|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Tbilisi|Individual}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta-Palembang| Team}} {{MedalGold|2022 Hangzhou| Team}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Incheon|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|2016 Wuxi|Team}} {{MedalGold|2019 Chiba|Individual}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Kuwait City| Team}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Suwon|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Singapore|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Hong Kong|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Chiba|Team}} {{Medal|Competition| Summer Universiade }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2017 Taipei | Individual }} }}
'''Masaru Yamada''' (山田優, ''Yamada Masaru'', born 14 June 1994)<ref name="fencing_result_book_asian_games_2018">{{Cite web |title=Fencing Results Book |url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/78/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Fencing_v1.0.pdf |website=2018 Asian Games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508184225/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/78/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Fencing_v1.0.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2020 |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/athletes/24408 |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/articles/1108 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref>
== Medal record ==
=== Olympic Games === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2021 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2021/248 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== World Championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2022 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|EGY}} Cairo, Egypt |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/248 |access-date=23 July 2022 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== Asian Championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2014 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon, South Korea |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/1016?tab=results |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2015 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2015/1016 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wuxi, China |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/1016?tab=results |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2017 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong, China |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/1016?tab=results |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/1010 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2022 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/1016 |access-date=21 June 2022 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== Grand Prix === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2020-01-24 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2020/387 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- | rowspan="1" |2020-03-06 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest, Hungary |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2020/112?tab=results |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== World Cup === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2024-05-17 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/111 |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2024-02-22 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/98 |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2023-11-10 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|SUI}} Bern, Switzerland |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/3851 |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{commonscat|Masaru Yamada}} * {{FIE}} * {{Olympics.com|masaru-yamada}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team Japan athletes|yamadamasaru}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamada, Masaru}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese male épée fencers Category:World Fencing Championships medalists Category:Olympic fencers for Japan Category:Olympic gold medalists for Japan Category:Olympic silver medalists for Japan Category:Olympic medalists in fencing Category:Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games fencers for Japan Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games gold medalists in fencing Category:Asian Games silver medalists in fencing Category:Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Category:Summer World University Games medalists in fencing Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Category:Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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