Hiroto Shimizu (清水 裕登 Shimizu Hiroto) is a Japanese competition climber, specializing in competition lead climbing.
Competition climbing
Shimizu began climbing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2014, advancing to all the lead world cup semifinals in his debut season.
In December 2015, Shimizu won a gold and bronze medal in the Lead and Bouldering disciplines respectively at the Asian Youth Championships in Putrajaya.
In July 2019, Shimizu earned his first World Cup medal, taking silver at the Lead World Cup in Briançon, completing an all-Japanese podium.
In October 2019, Shimizu won his first Lead World Cup in Inzai, becoming the fifth Japanese man to win a Lead World Cup.
In 2023, he claimed silver in the Lead discipline at the Asian Championships in Riyadh.
In 2025, Shimizu's fourth place finish at the Lead Japan Cup earned him a spot on Japan’s national team after six years. He won a bronze medal in the Lead discipline at the 2025 Asian Cup in Almaty.
Rankings World Cup Discipline 2019 2025 Lead 6 32
World Youth Championships Discipline 2012Youth A 2014Juniors 2015Juniors Lead 6 7 - Bouldering - - 11
Japan Cup Discipline2013201420152017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Lead 20 2 16 5 - 3 25 - 20 13 10 4 11 Bouldering 31 23 39 - 21 33 21 14 29 17 39 22 19
References
External links
JMSCA profile