Kazuyasu Minobe
Kazuyasu Minobe ( 見 延 和 靖 , Minobe Kazuyasu,
born 15 July 1987) is a Japanese left-handed épée Kazuyasu Minobe
fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time
Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[1]
Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Satoru
Uyama, Minobe was a member of the Japanese team
that won gold in the team men's épée event at the 2020
Tokyo Olympic Games. It was Japan's first Olympic
gold medal in fencing.[2]
Kazuyasu Minobe at Paris 2024 Summer
Olympians and Paralympians Japan National
Career Team parade event on November 30th, 2024
Personal information
Minobe's first sport was volleyball. He took up fencing Nickname(s) Kazu (カズ)
in high school, on his father's advice. He made his
Born 15 July 1987
international debut in 2008 and joined the Japanese
Echizen, Fukui Prefecture,
national team, with whom he won a bronze medal at
Japan
the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and a silver
medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Medal record Country Japan
Weapon Épée
Olympic Games Hand left-handed
National coach Oleksandr Horbachuk
Year Location Event Position Club Nexus
Team Men's Head coach Hiroshi Hashimoto
2021 Tokyo, Japan
Épée 1st[3]
FIE ranking current ranking (https://fie.o
rg/athletes/20488)
World Championship Medal record
Year Location Event Position Men's épée
Representing Japan
Individual
2022 Cairo, Egypt
Men's Épée 2nd[4]
Olympic Games
Team Men's
2022 Cairo, Egypt
Épée 3rd[5]
2020 Tokyo Team
2024 Paris Team
Asian Championship World Championships
2022 Cairo Individual
Year Location Event Position
2022 Cairo Team
Suwon, South Team Men's Asian Championships
2014
Korea Épée 3rd[6]
2016 Wuxi Team
Individual [7]
2015 Singapore 3rd
Men's Épée 2024 Kuwait City Team
Team Men's 2012 Wakayama Team
2015 Singapore
Épée 3rd[8]
2014 Suwon Team
Individual 2015 Singapore Individual
2016 Wuxi, China
Men's Épée 3rd[9]
2015 Singapore Team
Team Men's [10]
2016 Wuxi, China 1st
Épée 2016 Wuxi Individual
Hong Kong, Team Men's 2017 Hong Kong Team
2017
China Épée 3rd[11]
2019 Chiba Team
Team Men's Asian Games
2019 Tokyo, Japan
Épée 3rd[12]
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
2014 Incheon Team
Grand Prix 2010 Guangzhou Team
Date Location Event Position
2017- Budapest, Individual
03-24 Hungary Men's Épée 2nd[13]
2019- Budapest, Individual
03-08 Hungary Men's Épée 1st[14]
2019- Bogotá, Individual
05-03 Colombia Men's Épée 1st[15]
World Cup
Date Location Event Position
2015-11-13 Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 1st[16]
2018-01-25 Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st[17]
2018-11-23 Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 1st[18]
References
1. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/athletes/20488). FIE.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/articles/1108). FIE.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
3. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2021/248). FIE.org. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2022/242). FIE.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2022/248). FIE.org. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
6. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2014/1016?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 10 April
2021.
7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2015/1010?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 10 April
2021.
8. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2015/1016?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 10 April
2021.
9. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2016/1010?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 10 April
2021.
10. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2016/1016?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 10 April
2021.
11. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2017/1016?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 10 April
2021.
12. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2019/1016?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 10 April
2021.
13. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2017/112?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
14. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2019/112?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
15. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2019/113?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
16. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2016/108?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
17. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2018/98?tab=results). FIE.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
18. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official
website" (http://fie.org/competitions/2019/385). FIE.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links
Official website (https://kazuyasu.net/)
Kazuyasu Minobe (https://fie.org/athletes/20488) at the International Fencing Federation
Kazuyasu Minobe (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/134746) at Olympedia
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