is a Japanese left-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion.
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.
Career
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 YearLocationEventPosition2021 Tokyo, JapanTeam Men's Épée1st2024 Paris, FranceTeam Men's Épée2nd
World Championship YearLocationEventPosition2022 Cairo, EgyptIndividual Men's Épée2nd2022 Cairo, EgyptTeam Men's Épée3rd
Asian Championship YearLocationEventPosition2014 Suwon, South KoreaTeam Men's Épée3rd2015 SingaporeIndividual Men's Épée3rd2015 SingaporeTeam Men's Épée3rd2016 Wuxi, ChinaIndividual Men's Épée3rd2016 Wuxi, ChinaTeam Men's Épée1st2017 Hong Kong, ChinaTeam Men's Épée3rd2019 Tokyo, JapanTeam Men's Épée3rd
Grand Prix DateLocationEventPosition2017-03-24 Budapest, HungaryIndividual Men's Épée2nd2019-03-08 Budapest, HungaryIndividual Men's Épée1st2019-05-03 Bogotá, ColombiaIndividual Men's Épée1st
World Cup DateLocationEventPosition2015-11-13 Tallinn, EstoniaIndividual Men's Épée1st2018-01-25 Heidenheim, GermanyIndividual Men's Épée1st2018-11-23 Bern, SwitzerlandIndividual Men's Épée1st
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