Kazuyasu Minobe

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]

Kazuyasu Minobe
Personal information
Nickname(s)Kazu (カズ)
Born (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987
Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
National coachOleksandr Horbachuk
ClubNexus
Head coachHiroshi Hashimoto
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam épée
Asian Championships
2016 WuxiTeam
2012 WakayamaTeam
2014 SuwonTeam
2015 SingaporeIndividual
2015 SingaporeTeam
2016 WuxiIndividual
2017 Hong KongTeam
2019 ChibaTeam
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembangteam
2014 IncheonTeam
2010 GuangzhouTeam

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

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.

Minobe competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and finished 6th place in the individual men's épée event.

Minobe has won two FIE Men's Épée Grand Prix titles in addition to one silver medal.

Minobe has won three FIE Men's Épée World Cup titles.

Minobe won the gold medal in Men's team épée in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Medal Record

Olympic Games
Year Location Event Position
2021 Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Épée 1st[4]

Asian Championship
Year Location Event Position
2014 Suwon, South Korea Team Men's Épée 3rd[5]
2015 Singapore Individual Men's Épée 3rd[6]
2015 Singapore Team Men's Épée 3rd[7]
2016 Wuxi, China Individual Men's Épée 3rd[8]
2016 Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 1st[9]
2017 Hong Kong, China Team Men's Épée 3rd[10]
2019 Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Épée 3rd[11]

Grand Prix
Date Location Event Position
03/24/2017 Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 2nd[12]
03/08/2019 Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[13]
05/03/2019 Bogotá, Colombia Individual Men's Épée 1st[14]

World Cup
Date Location Event Position
11/13/2015 Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 1st[15]
01/25/2018 Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st[16]
11/23/2018 Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 1st[17]

References
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  3. "Fencing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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