Yuta Wakimoto

Last updated

Yuta Wakimoto
UCI Track World Championships 2018 326.jpg
Wakimoto in 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 36)
Fukui, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Bridgestone Cycling
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeKeirin (track)
Professional team
2021– Team Bridgestone Cycling
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Berlin Keirin
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Astana Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 New Delhi Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Jakarta Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Jincheon Keirin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 Astana1 km time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 New DelhiSprint

Yuta Wakimoto (脇本 雄太, Wakimoto Yūta; born 21 March 1989) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling. [1] He competed in the keirin event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [2] He is also a professional keirin cyclist. [3]

He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Bridgestone Cycling". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "2014 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wakimoto Kenta". Keirin.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Six Japanese cyclists selected for Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.