{{Short description|Japanese fencer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox fencer | name = Kazuyasu Minobe | image = TeamJapan-Paris2024-Nihonbashi-Event---2024-11-30_0319.jpg | caption = Minobe at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on November 30, 2024 | nickname = {{nihongo|Kazu|カズ}} | residence = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|7|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan | height = 1.77 m | weight = 75 kg | country = Japan | natlcoach = Oleksandr Horbachuk | formercoach = | weapon = Épée | hand = left-handed | club = Nexus | headcoach = Hiroshi Hashimoto | fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/20488 current ranking] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's épée}} {{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} center|80px {{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|Team}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Cairo|Individual}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Cairo|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|2016 Wuxi|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Kuwait City| Team}} {{MedalBronze|2012 Wakayama|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Suwon|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Singapore|Individual}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Singapore|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Wuxi|Individual}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Hong Kong|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Chiba|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta-Palembang|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Incheon|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Guangzhou|Team}} }} {{nihongo|'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/athletes/20488|access-date=9 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/articles/1108|access-date=6 December 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
==Career== {{unreferenced section|date=May 2025}} 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.
==Medal record== ===Olympic Games=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2021 | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2021/248|access-date=2 August 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
===World Championship=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2022 | align="left" |{{flagicon|EGY}} Cairo, Egypt |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/242 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2022 | align="left" |{{flagicon|EGY}} Cairo, Egypt |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/248 |access-date=23 July 2022 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
===Asian Championship=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2014 | align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon, South Korea |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/1016?tab=results|access-date=10 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2015 | align="left" |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2015/1010?tab=results|access-date=10 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2015 | align="left" |{{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2015/1016?tab=results|access-date=10 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wuxi, China |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/1010?tab=results|access-date=10 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wuxi, China |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/1016?tab=results|access-date=10 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2017 | align="left" |{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong, China |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/1016?tab=results|access-date=10 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019 | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/1016?tab=results|access-date=10 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
===Grand Prix=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2017-03-24 | align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest, Hungary |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/112?tab=results|access-date=9 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019-03-08 | align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest, Hungary |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/112?tab=results|access-date=9 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019-05-03 | align="left" |{{flagicon|COL}} Bogotá, Colombia |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/113?tab=results|access-date=9 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
===World Cup=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2015-11-13 | align="left" |{{flagicon|EST}} Tallinn, Estonia |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/108?tab=results|access-date=9 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2018-01-25 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Heidenheim, Germany |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2018/98?tab=results|access-date=9 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2018-11-23 | align="left" |{{flagicon|SUI}} Bern, Switzerland |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/385|access-date=9 April 2021|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{FIE}} * {{Olympics.com|kazuyasu-minobe}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team Japan athletes|minobekazuyasu}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Fencing Men Team Epée}}
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