Koki Kano

Koki Kano

Personal information
Born	(1997-12-19) December 19, 1997 (age 26) Ama, Japan
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Men's épée Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Individual 2024 Paris Team World Championships 2022 Cairo Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2022 Hangzhou Individual 2022 Hangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Individual Asian Fencing Championships 2022 Seoul Individual 2023 Wuxi Individual 2023 Wuxi Team 2024 Kuwait City Team 2018 Bangkok Individual 2019 Chiba Team 2022 Seoul Team

Koki Kano (加納 虹輝, Kanō Kōki, born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer.^[1]

Kano was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team épée event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing.^[2]

Kano won the individual épée at 2022 and 2023 Asian Fencing Championships.

At the 2024 Olympic Games 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.^[3] He then won the silver medal in team épée event.

Year	Location	Event	Position
2021	Tokyo, Japan	Team Men's Épée	1st[4]
2024	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	1st

Year	Location	Event	Position
2022	Cairo, Egypt	Team Men's Épée	3rd[5]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2018	Bangkok, Thailand	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[6]
2019	Tokyo, Japan	Team Men's Épée	3rd[7]
2022	Seoul, South Korea	Individual Men's Épée	1st[8]
2022	Seoul, South Korea	Team Men's Épée	3rd[9]
2023	Wuxi, China	Individual Men's Épée	1st
2023	Wuxi, China	Team Men's Épée	1st

Date	Location	Event	Position
2017-01-26	Heidenheim, Germany	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[10]
2017-05-12	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[11]
2019-01-10	Heidenheim, Germany	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[12]
2019-02-08	Vancouver, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	1st[13]

• Koki Kano at the International Fencing Federation
• Koki Kano at Olympedia