Kazuyasu Minobe
# Kazuyasu Minobe

Kazuyasu Minobe (見延 和靖, Minobe Kazuyasu, born 15 July 1987) 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

| Year | Location | Event | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Men's Épée | 1st |

### World Championship

| Year | Location | Event | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd |
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | Team Men's Épée | 3rd |

### Asian Championship

| Year | Location | Event | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Suwon, South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 3rd |
| 2015 | Singapore | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd |
| 2015 | Singapore | Team Men's Épée | 3rd |
| 2016 | Wuxi, China | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd |
| 2016 | Wuxi, China | Team Men's Épée | 1st |
| 2017 | Hong Kong, China | Team Men's Épée | 3rd |
| 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Men's Épée | 3rd |

### Grand Prix

| Date | Location | Event | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2017-03-24 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd |
| 2019-03-08 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Men's Épée | 1st |
| 2019-05-03 | Bogotá, Colombia | Individual Men's Épée | 1st |

### World Cup

| Date | Location | Event | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2015-11-13 | Tallinn, Estonia | Individual Men's Épée | 1st |
| 2018-01-25 | Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 1st |
| 2018-11-23 | Bern, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 1st |
