is a Japanese left-handed
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time
Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion.
Along with
Koki Kano
Koki Kano (加納虹輝, ''Kanō Kōki'', born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2022 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.
Along with Masaru Yamada, Kazuyasu Minobe, and Satoru Uyama, Kano was a ...
,
Masaru Yamada
Masaru Yamada (山田優, ''Yamada Masaru'', born 14 June 1994) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.
Along with Koki Kano, Kazuyasu Minobe, and Satoru ...
, and
Satoru Uyama
Satoru Uyama (宇山 賢, ''Uyama Satoru'', born 10 December 1991) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.
Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Kazuyasu Minobe, Uyama was a member ...
, Minobe was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team men's épée event at the
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing.
Career
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
The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...
in Guangzhou and a silver medal at the
2014 Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...
in Incheon.
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
Asian Championship
Grand Prix
World Cup
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
People from Echizen, Fukui
Sportspeople from Fukui Prefecture
Japanese male épée fencers
Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers of Japan
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
Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in fencing
Left-handed fencers
World Fencing Championships medalists
20th-century Japanese people
21st-century Japanese people