Kento Yamasaki Explained

Kento Yamasaki
Birth Date:17 December 1992[1]
Birth Place:Nagasaki[2]
Height:176cm[3]
Weight:78kg
Discipline:Track
Role:Rider
Ridertype: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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kento Yamasaki . First Cycling . 18 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Kento Yamasaki . Eurosport.
  3. Web site: Kento Yamasaki . UCI Track Champions League . 18 October 2024.
  4. Web site: van der Ploeg . Bram . Lavreysen and Hoogland fall short in Keirin event, Japanese Yamasaki stunts with World Championship gold . IDL Procycling . 18 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Kento Yamasaki races to Japan's second-ever world title in men's keirin . Japan Times . 18 October 2024.
  6. Web site: Kento Yamasaki Results . TheSports . 18 October 2024.
  7. Web site: Asia Championships . 18 October 2024.

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