Koki Kano

Koki Kano
Personal information
Born (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 28)
Ama, Japan
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisIndividual
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiIndividual
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 CairoTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouIndividual
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 Aichi–NagoyaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-PalembangIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2026 Aichi–NagoyaTeam
Asian Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 SeoulIndividual
Gold medal – first place2023 WuxiIndividual
Gold medal – first place2023 WuxiTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 Kuwait CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 BangkokIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2019 ChibaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 SeoulTeam

Koki Kano (加納 虹輝, Kanō Kōki, born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer.

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.

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. 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.

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Épée 1st
2024 France Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 1st
2024 France Paris, France Team Men's Épée 2nd

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2022 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Men's Épée 3rd
2025 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Men's Épée 1st
2025 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Men's Épée 1st

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2024-05-03 Colombia Cali, Colombia Individual Men's Épée 1st

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2017-01-26 Germany Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 3rd
2017-05-12 France Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd
2019-01-10 Germany Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 3rd
2019-02-08 Canada Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 1st
2022-11-11 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 3rd
2023-02-23 Germany Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 1st
2023-12-08 Germany Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 3rd

Asian Championship

Year Location Event Position
2018 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Individual Men's Épée 3rd
2019 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Épée 3rd
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Individual Men's Épée 1st
2022 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Épée 3rd
2023 China Wuxi, China Individual Men's Épée 1st
2023 China Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 1st

References

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