# Koki Kano
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{{Short description|Japanese fencer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Koki Kano
| full_name =
| image =
| caption =
| sport = [Fencing](/source/Fencing)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|12|19}}
| birth_place = [Ama](/source/Ama%2C_Aichi), Japan
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [épée](/source/%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Country|{{JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Olympic}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2020 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)|[Team](/source/Fencing_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2024 Paris](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics)|[Individual](/source/Fencing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|[Team](/source/Fencing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Competition|[World Championships](/source/World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2025 Tbilisi](/source/2025_World_Fencing_Championships)|[Individual](/source/Men's_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e_at_the_2025_World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold|2025 Tbilisi|[Team](/source/Men's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e_at_the_2025_World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2022 Cairo](/source/2022_World_Fencing_Championships)|[Team](/source/Men's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e_at_the_2022_World_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Competition | [Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2018 Jakarta-Palembang](/source/2018_Asian_Games)| [Team](/source/Fencing_at_the_2018_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2022 Hangzhou](/source/2022_Asian_Games)| [Individual](/source/Fencing_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Gold| 2022 Hangzhou | [Team](/source/Fencing_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Jakarta-Palembang | [Individual](/source/Fencing_at_the_2018_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_individual_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{Medal|Competition | [Asian Fencing Championships](/source/Asian_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold| [2022 Seoul](/source/2022_Asian_Fencing_Championships) |Individual}}
{{Medal|Gold| [2023 Wuxi](/source/2023_Asian_Fencing_Championships) |Individual}}
{{Medal|Gold| 2023 Wuxi |Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2024 Kuwait City](/source/2024_Asian_Fencing_Championships)| Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [2018 Bangkok](/source/2018_Asian_Fencing_Championships) |Individual}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [2019 Chiba](/source/2019_Asian_Fencing_Championships) |Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Seoul |Team}}
| show-medals = no
}}
'''Koki Kano''' (加納 虹輝, ''Kanō Kōki'', born 19 December 1997) is a [Japanese](/source/Japan) right-handed [épée](/source/%C3%A9p%C3%A9e) [fencer](/source/fencing).[{{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}}]
==Career==
Kano was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team épée event at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing.[{{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}}]
Kano won the individual épée gold medal at the 2022 and 2023 [Asian Fencing Championships](/source/Asian_Fencing_Championships).
At the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in Paris, Kano won the individual épée gold medal, beating [Yannick Borel](/source/Yannick_Borel) of France. This was Japan's first individual gold medal in any fencing event.[{{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=}}] He then won the silver medal in team épée event.
At the [2025 World Fencing Championships](/source/2025_World_Fencing_Championships), Kano won the individual épée gold medal, beating [Gergely Siklósi](/source/Gergely_Sikl%C3%B3si) of Hungary.[{{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}}]
== 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](/source/Tokyo), Japan
|Team Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st[{{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}}]
|-
|2024
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold"|1st[{{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}}]
|-
|2024
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France)
|Team Men's Épée
| bgcolor="silver" |2nd[{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/248|website=FIE.org}}]
|}
=== 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](/source/Cairo), [Egypt](/source/Egypt)
|Team Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|}
=== 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](/source/Cali), [Colombia](/source/Colombia)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st[{{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}}]
|}
=== 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](/source/Heidenheim_an_der_Brenz), [Germany](/source/Germany)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|-
|2017-05-12
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|-
|2019-01-10
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [Heidenheim](/source/Heidenheim_an_der_Brenz), [Germany](/source/Germany)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|-
|2019-02-08
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [Canada](/source/Canada)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st[{{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}}]
|-
|2022-11-11
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHE}} [Bern](/source/Bern), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|-
|2023-02-23
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [Heidenheim](/source/Heidenheim_an_der_Brenz), [Germany](/source/Germany)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st[{{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}}]
|-
|2023-12-08
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} [Heidenheim](/source/Heidenheim_an_der_Brenz), [Germany](/source/Germany)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|}
=== 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](/source/Bangkok), [Thailand](/source/Thailand)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|-
|2019
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan
|Team Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|-
|2022
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} [Seoul](/source/Seoul), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st[{{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}}]
|-
|2022
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} [Seoul](/source/Seoul), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea)
|Team Men's Épée
| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd[{{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}}]
|-
|2023
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [Wuxi](/source/Wuxi), [China](/source/China)
|Individual Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st[{{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}}]
|-
|2023
| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [Wuxi](/source/Wuxi), [China](/source/China)
|Team Men's Épée
| bgcolor="gold" |1st[{{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}}]
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{FIE}}
* {{Olympics.com|koki-kano}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{InterSportStats|3000546111}}
* {{Team Japan athletes|kanokoki}}
* {{Instagram}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Fencing Men Individual Épée}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Fencing Men Team Epée}}
{{World Champions in Men's Épée}}
{{Asian Games Champions Fencing Épée Men}}
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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
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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
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