{{Short description|Japanese fencer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Koki Kano | full_name = | image = | caption = | sport = Fencing | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|12|19}} | birth_place = Ama, Japan | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's épée}} {{Medal|Country|{{JPN}}}} {{Medal|Olympic}} {{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|Team}} {{Medal|Gold|2024 Paris|Individual}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|Team}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Tbilisi|Individual}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Tbilisi|Team}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Cairo|Team}} {{Medal|Competition | Asian Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Jakarta-Palembang| Team}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou| Individual}} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Hangzhou | Team}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Jakarta-Palembang | Individual}} {{Medal|Competition | Asian Fencing Championships}} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Seoul |Individual}} {{Medal|Gold| 2023 Wuxi |Individual}} {{Medal|Gold| 2023 Wuxi |Team}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Kuwait City| Team}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Bangkok |Individual}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Chiba |Team}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Seoul |Team}} | show-medals = no }}
'''Koki Kano''' (加納 虹輝, ''Kanō Kōki'', born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/athletes/34385|access-date=2021-12-07|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/articles/1108|access-date=2021-12-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Irwin |first=Pirate |date=2024-07-29 |title=Japan's Kano breaks French hearts in Olympic fencing final |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/07/29/koki-kano-gold-medal-fencing/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Japan Times |language=}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Tbilisi>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2025/242|access-date=2025-07-27|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
== Medal record == === Olympic Games === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2021 | rowspan="1" 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=2021-12-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2024 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold"|1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/242|access-date=2024-11-24|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2024 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France |Team Men's Épée | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/248|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== World Championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2022 | rowspan="1" 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=2022-07-23 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== Grand Prix === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2024-05-03 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|COL}} Cali, Colombia |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/113|access-date=2024-11-24|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== World Cup === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2017-01-26 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Heidenheim, Germany |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/2017/98|access-date=2021-12-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2017-05-12 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris, France |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/2017/111|access-date=2021-12-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019-01-10 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Heidenheim, Germany |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/2019/108|access-date=2021-12-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019-02-08 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver, Canada |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/2019/98|access-date=2021-12-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2022-11-11 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHE}} Bern, Switzerland |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2023/385|access-date=2024-11-24|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2023-02-23 | rowspan="1" 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=https://fie.org/competitions/2023/98|access-date=2024-11-24|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2023-12-08 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Heidenheim, Germany |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/108|access-date=2024-11-24|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== Asian Championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2018 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Bangkok, Thailand |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/2018/1010|access-date=2021-12-07|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019 | rowspan="1" 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|access-date=2021-12-07|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2022 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |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/2022/1010 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2022 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, 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/2022/1016 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2023 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wuxi, China |Individual Men's Épée | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2023/1010|access-date=2024-11-24|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2023 | rowspan="1" 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=https://fie.org/competitions/2023/1016|access-date=2024-11-24|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIE}} * {{Olympics.com|koki-kano}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats|3000546111}} * {{Team Japan athletes|kanokoki}} * {{Instagram}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kano, Koki}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese male épée fencers Category:World Fencing Championships medalists Category:Olympic fencers for Japan Category:Olympic gold medalists for Japan Category:Olympic silver medalists for Japan Category:Olympic medalists in fencing Category:Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games fencers for Japan Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Category:Asian Games gold medalists in fencing Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in fencing Category:Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen