Ryutaro Araga

Ryutaro Araga (born 16 October 1990)[1] is a Japanese karateka. At the Asian Games he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event both in 2014 and in 2018.[1] He is scheduled to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Ryutaro Araga
Personal information
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2016 Linz Kumite 84 kg
2012 Paris Kumite 84 kg
2014 Bremen Kumite 84 kg
2016 Linz Team kumite
2014 Bremen Team kumite
2018 Madrid Team kumite
Asian Championships
2013 Dubai Kumite 84 kg
2015 Yokohama Kumite 84 kg
2018 Amman Kumite 84 kg
2019 Tashkent Kumite 84 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Kumite 84 kg
2018 Jakarta Kumite 84 kg
2010 Guangzhou Kumite 84 kg
World Games
2013 Cali Kumite 84 kg
2017 Wrocław Kumite 84 kg

At the Asian Karate Championships he won the gold medal in 2013, 2015 and 2018.[4][5] In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals at this event.[6][7]

At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria he won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[8][9]

In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland.[10]

References
  1. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "2013 Asian Karate Championships" (PDF). Karate.ru. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. Etchells, Daniel (28 October 2016). "Spain stun title holders Egypt to reach women's team kumite final at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. "Iran Male Team Kumite wins World Championships". Tehran Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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