Yūta Wakimoto
Yuta Wakimoto (2018) | |
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Date of birth | March 21, 1989 |
nation | Japan |
discipline | train |
Driver type | Train: short term |
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Last updated: September 9, 2018 |
Yūta Wakimoto ( Japanese 脇 本 雄 太 , Wakimoto Yūta ; born March 21, 1989 in Fukui , Fukui Prefecture ) is a Japanese track cyclist who specializes in short-term disciplines.
In 2014, Yuta Wakimoto was Asian champion in the Keirin , and in the 1000-meter time trial he won silver. In this discipline, he also became national champion in 2014 and finished fifth in the Keirin at the Asian Games .
Also in the Keirin, Wakimoto came second overall at the Track Cycling World Cup 2015/16 ; at the UCI Track World Championships in London in 2016 , he finished fifth. In the same year he was nominated to start in this discipline at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where he finished 13th.
successes
- 2014
- Asian champion - Keirin
- Asian Championship - 1000 meter time trial
- Japanese champion - 1000 meter time trial
- 2017
- Track Cycling World Cup in Santiago de Chile - Keirin
- Asian champion - Keirin
- Asian Championship - Sprint
- 2018
- 2019
- Asian champion - Keirin
- 2019/20
- Asian champion - Keirin
- Asian Championship - Sprint
- 2020
- World Championship - Keirin
Web links
Commons : Yūta Wakimoto - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Yūta Wakimoto in the Radsportseiten.net database
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SURNAME | Wakimoto, Yūta |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 脇 本 雄 太 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese track cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fukui |