Koki Kano
Japanese fencer (born 1997)
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Koki Kano (加納 虹輝, Kanō Kōki, born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer.[1]
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| Born | 19 December 1997 Ama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
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
Olympic Games
World Championship
Grand Prix
World Cup
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2017-01-26 |  Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[10] |
| 2017-05-12 |  Paris, France |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[11] |
| 2019-01-10 | Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[12] |
| 2019-02-08 |  Vancouver, Canada |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[13] |
| 2022-11-11 |  Bern, Switzerland |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[14] |
| 2023-02-23 | Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[15] |
| 2023-12-08 | Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[16] |
Asian Championship
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2018 |  Bangkok, Thailand |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[17] |
| 2019 |  Tokyo, Japan |
Team Men's Épée | 3rd[18] |
| 2022 |  Seoul, South Korea |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[19] |
| 2022 | Seoul, South Korea |
Team Men's Épée | 3rd[20] |
| 2023 |  Wuxi, China |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[21] |
| 2023 | Wuxi, China |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[22] |
