Masaru Yamada
Yamada in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1994-06-14) June 14, 1994 (age 30) Toba, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Épée
Hand	Right-handed
Medal record Men's épée Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Championships 2022 Cairo Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championships 2016 Wuxi Team 2019 Chiba Individual 2014 Suwon Team 2015 Singapore Team 2017 Hong Kong Team 2019 Chiba Team Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Individual

Masaru Yamada (山田優, Yamada Masaru, born 14 June 1994)^[1] is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.^[2]

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 Olympic gold medal in fencing.^[3]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Event	Position
2021	Tokyo, Japan	Team Men's Épée	1st[4]

World Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2022	Cairo, Egypt	Team Men's Épée	3rd[5]

Asian Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2014	Suwon, South Korea	Team Men's Épée	3rd[6]
2015	Singapore	Team Men's Épée	3rd[7]
2016	Wuxi, China	Team Men's Épée	1st[8]
2017	Hong Kong, China	Team Men's Épée	3rd[9]
2019	Tokyo, Japan	Individual Men's Épée	1st[10]
2022	Seoul, South Korea	Team Men's Épée	3rd[11]

Grand Prix

Date	Location	Event	Position
2020-01-24	Doha, Qatar	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[12]
2020-03-06	Budapest, Hungary	Individual Men's Épée	1st[13]

References

External links

• Masaru Yamada at the International Fencing Federation
• Masaru Yamada at Olympedia

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