Koki Kano
Koki Kano (加納 虹輝, Kanō Kōki, born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Kano was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing.[2]
Kano won the individual épée gold medal at the 2022 and 2023 Asian Fencing Championships.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Kano won the individual épée gold medal, beating Yannick Borel of France. This was Japan's first individual gold medal in any fencing event.[3] He then won the silver medal in team épée event.
At the 2025 World Fencing Championships, Kano won the individual épée gold medal, beating Gergely Siklósi of Hungary.[4]
Medal record
[edit | edit source]Olympic Games
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan Tokyo, Japan | Team Men's Épée | 1st[5] |
| 2024 | France Paris, France | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[6] |
| 2024 | France Paris, France | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[7] |
World Championship
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Egypt Cairo, Egypt | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[8] |
Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-03 | Colombia Cali, Colombia | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[9] |
World Cup
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-26 | Germany Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[10] |
| 2017-05-12 | France Paris, France | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[11] |
| 2019-01-10 | Germany Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[12] |
| 2019-02-08 | Canada Vancouver, Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[13] |
| 2022-11-11 | Switzerland Bern, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[14] |
| 2023-02-23 | Germany Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[15] |
| 2023-12-08 | Germany Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[16] |
Asian Championship
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Thailand Bangkok, Thailand | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[17] |
| 2019 | Japan Tokyo, Japan | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[18] |
| 2022 | South Korea Seoul, South Korea | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[19] |
| 2022 | South Korea Seoul, South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[20] |
| 2023 | China Wuxi, China | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[21] |
| 2023 | China Wuxi, China | Team Men's Épée | 1st[22] |
References
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External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese male épée fencers
- Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games gold medalists in fencing
- Asian Games bronze medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Olympic fencers for Japan
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- World Fencing Championships medalists
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan