{{Short description|Japanese karateka (born 1990)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Ryutaro Araga | honorific_suffix = | image = K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Male Kumite –84 kg 37 (cropped).jpg | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Araga in 2018 | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|16}} | birth_place = Kameoka, Japan | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = Japan | sport = Karate | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = {{Plainlist| * 84 kg * 75+ kg (Olympic Games) }} | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = {{Plainlist| * Kumite * Team kumite }} | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's karate }} {{Medal|Country| {{JPN}} }} {{Medal|Competition| Summer Olympics }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2020 Tokyo | Kumite +75 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2016 Linz | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2012 Paris | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2014 Bremen | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2016 Linz | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2014 Bremen | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Madrid | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2013 Dubai | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2015 Yokohama | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2018 Amman | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Tashkent | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2014 Incheon | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2018 Jakarta | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2010 Guangzhou | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2013 Cali | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2017 Wrocław | Kumite 84 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Combat Games }} {{Medal|Silver| 2013 Saint Petersburg | Kumite 84 kg }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Ryutaro Araga''' (荒賀 龍太郎, ''Araga Ryūtarō'', born 16 October 1990)<ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2018 Asian Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2020|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> is a Japanese karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="ganjzadeh_claims_final_olympic_karate_gold_tokyo_2020_after_opponent_disqualified_for_high_kick_2021">{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Liam|date=7 August 2021|title=Ganjzadeh claims final Olympic karate gold at Tokyo 2020 after opponent disqualified for high kick|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111376/ganjzadeh-wins-hamedi-dq-karate-tokyo|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="karate_results_book_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=Karate Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}</ref> He won the gold medal in the kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria.<ref name="medalists_world_karate_championships_2016">{{Cite web|title=2016 World Karate Championships Medalists|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/74/Results.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202740/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/74/Results.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2020|access-date=23 June 2021|website=Sportdata}}</ref> At the Asian Games, he won the gold medal in this event both in 2014 and in 2018.<ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018"/> He is also a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Asian Karate Championships.

== Career ==

At the Asian Karate Championships, he won the gold medal in 2013, 2015 and 2018.<ref name="asian_karate_championships_results_2013">{{Cite web|url=https://karate.ru/media/files/2013/12/10/Results_Asia.pdf|title=2013 Asian Karate Championships|website=Karate.ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424095047/https://karate.ru/media/files/2013/12/10/Results_Asia.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2020|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="japan_claim_seven_gold_asian_karate_2018">{{Cite news|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1067479/japan-claim-seven-gold-medals-at-asian-karate-championships|title=Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships|date=14 July 2018|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals at this event.<ref name="japan_earn_six_titles_uzbek_golden_2019">{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082367/asian-karate-championships-in-tashkent|title=Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships|date=20 July 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="asian_karate_championships_results_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|title=2019 Asian Karate Championships Results|website=World Karate Federation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.<ref name="spain_stun_title_holders_egypt_2016">{{Cite news|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|date=28 October 2016|title=Spain stun title holders Egypt to reach women's team kumite final at Karate World Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1043120/spain-stun-title-holders-egypt-to-reach-womens-team-kumite-final-at-karate-world-championships|access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="tehran_times_iran_male_team_win_2016">{{Cite news|date=30 October 2016|title=Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships|work=Tehran Times|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/407841/Iran-Male-Team-Kumite-wins-World-Championships|access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>

thumb|left|Araga at the Karate 1 Premier League 2018 in Berlin At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg event.<ref name="karate_medalists_world_games_2013">{{Cite web|title=Karate Medalists by Event|url=https://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C93_9.0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815221055/https://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C93_9.0.pdf|archive-date=15 August 2020|access-date=15 August 2020|website=2013 World Games}}</ref> In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland.<ref name="karate_results_world_games_2017">{{Cite web|url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2017 World Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2020|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>

He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="wkf_announces_first_qualified_2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/meet-karates-first-qualified-athletes-for-tokyo-2020/1256|title=WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020|date=18 March 2020|work=World Karate Federation|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="wkf_announces_first_forty_tokyo_2020">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092111/karate-olympic-qualifiers|title=World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020|date=18 March 2020|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

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{| class="wikitable sortable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank !!Event |- |2010 |Asian Games |Guangzhou, China |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg |- |2012 |World Championships |Paris, France |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg |- |2013 |World Games |Cali, Colombia |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2014 |rowspan=2 | World Championships |rowspan=2 | Bremen, Germany |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |2015 |Asian Championships |Yokohama, Japan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2016 |rowspan=2 | World Championships |rowspan=2 | Linz, Austria |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg |- |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Team kumite |- |2017 |World Games |Wrocław, Poland |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 84{{nbsp}}kg |- |2018 |World Championships |Madrid, Spain |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite +75{{nbsp}}kg |}

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