Yuki Ota


Country
Birth date
Age
25/11/1985 
27
Height
Weight
Gender
171 cm / 5'7" 
69 kg / 152 lbs 
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Sport
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
2Foil Individual2008Beijing, CHN
9Foil Individual2004Athens, GRE
World Championships
3Foil Individual2010Paris, FRA
3Foil Team2010Paris, FRA
5Foil Team2011Catania, ITA
5Foil Team2009Antalya, TUR
9Foil Individual2009Antalya, TUR
11Foil Individual2011Catania, ITA
Asian Games
2Foil Team2010Guangzhou, CHN
3Foil Individual2010Guangzhou, CHN
Asian Championships
1Foil Individual2009Doha, QAT
3Foil Individual2012Wakayama, JPN
6Foil Individual2010Seoul, KOR
World Cup
1Foil Individual2009/2010Tokyo, JPN
1Foil Individual2008/2009Havana, CUB
2Foil Individual2008/2009St. Petersburg, RUS
2Foil Individual2008/2009Shanghai, CHN
3Foil Individual2010/2011La Corunya, ESP
3Foil Individual2008/2009Montreal, QC, CAN

Nickname

Yuki. (magazine.roughdessin.com, 21 Dec 2007)

Hobbies

Watching movies. (joc.or.jp, 12 Oct 2006)

Occupation

Office Worker

Education

Commerce - Doshisha University, Kyoto, JPN

Language(s) spoken

Japanese

Club name

Morinaga, Kyoto, JPN

Handedness

Right (asahi.com, 21 Dec 2007)

Injuries

He broke his hipbone when he was a high school student. (jump.co.jp, 12 Oct 2006)

He tore his left ligament a year before the 2004 Athens Olympic. (magazine.roughdessin.com 21 Dec 07)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He began when he was eight years old, in Japan, (jump.co.jp, 12 Oct 2006)

Reason for taking up this sport
His father recommended it to him. His father said to him if he played fencing, he would get game for TV. (jump.co.jp, 12 Oct 2006 & sanspo.com, 14 Aug 2008)

Most memorable sporting achievement
He won the silver medal in the men's individual foil which is the first time in Japanese fencing history. (sanspo.com, 13 Aug 2008)

Hero
Mr. Iimura. (joc.or.jp, 12 Oct 2006)

Superstitions / Rituals
He always goes to bed earlier than usual on the night before a competition. (joc.or.jp, 21 Dec 07)

Awards
At 17 years of age, he was the youngest ever Japanese fencing champion. (asahi.com, 21 Dec 07)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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