Rei Sugimoto
Japanese competition climber
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Rei Sugimoto (杉本 怜, Sugimoto Rei, born November 13, 1991) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition climbing.
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 13, 1991 Sapporo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional sport climber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Winner of multiple world cup medals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Climbing career
Competition climbing
Sugimoto started competing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2009.[1]
In 2011, Sugimoto reached his first bouldering final at the Vail World Cup, placing fourth.[2]
In 2012, Sugimoto was a finalist in three of the six Bouldering World Cups. He rounded out the 2012 season by finishing sixth at the World Championships in Paris.[3]
In 2013, Sugimoto won his first Bouldering World Cup in Munich.[4]
In 2015, Sugimoto won the silver medal in the bouldering discipline at the Asian Championships held in Ningbo.[5]
In 2017, he won the silver medal at the bouldering World Cup in Navi Mumbai.[6]
In 2018, he won the bronze medal at the bouldering World Cup in Hachioji and won his second career World Cup gold medal later in Vail.[7][8] He won the silver medal in the combined event at the 2018 Asian Championships held in Kurayoshi.[9]
In 2019, Sugimoto won the bronze medal at the Bouldering World Cup in Meiringen.[10] In 2021, he did not advance to the finals at the Bouldering World Cups. In 2023, he competed at the Hachioji Bouldering World Cup but did not advance past the qualification round.[11]
In 2025, Sugimoto placed third in his final Boulder Japan Cup, successfully returning to Japan's national team after 2 years.[12] He reached the finals at the 2025 Salt Lake City World Cup, placing eighth in the final World Cup event of his career.[13][14]