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| Born | (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (age 32)[1] Nagasaki[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kento Yamasaki (山﨑 賢人, Yamasaki Kento)(born 17 December 1992), a Japaneseracing cyclist, best known for his surprise[4] win in theKeirin at the2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships inBallerup.[5]
Yamasaki had made his World Championship debut in2021, finishing fifth in the Keirin,[6] and won the individual sprint at the 2022Asian Cycling Championships, and the Keirin at the 2024 championships.[7] Yamasaki was Japan's first male Keirin world champion since 1987.[5]
