Ryutaro Araga (荒賀 龍太郎, Araga Ryūtarō, born 16 October 1990)[1] is a Japanese karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] He won the gold medal in the kumite 84 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria.[4] At the Asian Games, he won the gold medal in this event both in 2014 and in 2018.[1] He is also a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Asian Karate Championships.
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Born | Kameoka, Japan | 16 October 1990
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Country | Japan |
Sport | Karate |
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At the Asian Karate Championships he won the gold medal in 2013, 2015 and 2018.[5][6] In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals at this event.[7][8] At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[9][10]
At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event.[11] In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the World Games in Wrocław, Poland.[12]
He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[13][14]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
2012 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
2013 | World Games | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
3rd | Team kumite | |||
2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
2nd | Team kumite | |||
2017 | World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Team kumite |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Kumite +75 kg |