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MATSUYAMA Kyosuke

foil
Rank18
Pts81.000
Age28
HandL
LicenseValid

Personal Information

Occupation Athlete, Office Worker

Languages Japanese

Higher education Sports Science - Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN

License number 19121996000

Club

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
World Cup1--1
Bonn (GERMANY), 2022-11-11
World Championship--11
Milan (ITALY), 2023-07-24
Zone Championships1--1
Kuweit City (KUWAIT), 2024-06-24
Grand Prix--11
Washington DC (USA), 2024-03-16
-1-1
Taipei (CHINESE TAIPEI), 2017-08-20
--11
Londres (GREAT BRITAIN), 2012-12-02

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He first tried the sport at age four in Taito, Japan.

Why this sport? He and his older brother were encouraged to go to a fencing class by their mother. "I chose foil, because at that time foil was the most popular event in Japan. I just followed what others were doing without question."

Club / Team JTB: Tokyo, JPN

Name of coach Erwann Le Pechoux [national], FRA

Handedness Left

International Debut

Year 2011

Competing for Japan

Tournament World Cup

Location Seoul, KOR

General Interest

Nicknames Kyochan (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015)

Hobbies Football, watching Japanese baseball team the Saitama Seibu Lions, music, surfing, hot springs, vintage clothing. (Twitter profile, 27 Apr 2021; Instagram profile, 25 Apr 2021)

Most influential person in career His older brother and his parents. (jtbcorp.jp, 22 Dec 2023)

Hero / Idol Japanese fencer Yuki Ota. (olympicchannel.com, 14 Jan 2019)

Sporting philosophy / motto "The boughs that bear most hang lowest." (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015)

Milestones Along with Kazuki Iimura, Takahiro Shikine, and Kenta Suzumura, he was part of the first men's foil team representing Japan to win gold at the world championships when they were victorious at the 2023 edition of the tournament in Milan, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 May 2024; jtbcorp.jp, 22 Dec 2023)

Ambitions To win gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nikkansports.com, 17 Sep 2021)

Statistics

rank
points
season
18th (S)
81.000
2024/2025
10th (S)
140.000
2023/2024
10th (S)
141.000
2022/2023
23rd (S)
49.000
2021/2022
26th (S)
68.000
2020/2021
34th (S)
49.000
2019/2020
39th (S)
36.000
2018/2019
34th (S)
44.000
2017/2018
29th (S)
50.000
2016/2017
48th (S)
35.500
2015/2016
109th (S)
12.000
2014/2015
233rd (S)
1.000
2013/2014
168th (S)
5.000
2012/2013
400th (S)
0.000
2011/2012
478th (S)
0.000
2010/2011
27th (J)
50.000
2015/2016
13th (J)
68.000
2014/2015
35th (J)
46.000
2013/2014
76th (J)
16.000
2012/2013
80th (J)
17.000
2011/2012
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