Kazuyasu Minobe
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Nickname(s) | Kazu (カズ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan | 15 July 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National coach | Oleksandr Horbachuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nexus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Hiroshi Hashimoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kazuyasu Minobe (見延 和靖, Minobe Kazuyasu, born 15 July 1987) is a Japanese left-handed épée 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]
Career
[edit]Minobe's first sport was volleyball. He took up fencing in high school, on his father's advice. He made his international debut in 2008 and joined the Japanese national team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Medal record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2021 | ![]() |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[3] |
World Championship
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2022 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[4] |
2022 | ![]() |
Team Men's Épée | 3rd[5] |
Asian Championship
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 | ![]() |
Team Men's Épée | 3rd[6] |
2015 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[7] |
2015 | ![]() |
Team Men's Épée | 3rd[8] |
2016 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[9] |
2016 | ![]() |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[10] |
2017 | ![]() |
Team Men's Épée | 3rd[11] |
2019 | ![]() |
Team Men's Épée | 3rd[12] |
Grand Prix
[edit]Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2017-03-24 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[13] |
2019-03-08 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[14] |
2019-05-03 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[15] |
World Cup
[edit]Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2015-11-13 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[16] |
2018-01-25 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[17] |
2018-11-23 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[18] |
References
[edit]- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Echizen, Fukui
- Sportspeople from Fukui Prefecture
- Japanese male épée fencers
- Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Olympic fencers for Japan
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Left-handed fencers
- World Fencing Championships medalists
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen