Kokoro Fujii (藤井 快 Fujii Kokoro, born November 30, 1992) is a Japanese professional sport climber and boulderer. He has won the men's bouldering category of 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships,[1] multiple medals at IFSC Climbing World Cup events, finishing second overall in bouldering during the 2021 World Cup season.[2]
_2017.jpg) Kokoro Fujii in Munich, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 30, 1992 Shizuoka prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional sport climber and boulderer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Climbing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of climber | Bouldering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | World Champion and winner of multiple World Cup medals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rankings edit
Climbing World Cup[3] edit
| Discipline | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Lead | 24 | 7 | 24 | 32 | - |
| Bouldering | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Speed | 89 | 38 | - | - | - |
| Combined | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
Climbing World Championships[4] edit
| Discipline | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 |
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| Lead | - | - | 27 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Bouldering | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Speed | - | - | 36 | 11 | - | - |
| Combined | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - |
World Cup podiums edit
Bouldering[4] edit
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sanzaro, Francis (September 23, 2021). "Kokoro Fujii of Japan Wins Bouldering World Championship in Moscow". GymClimber. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP 2021: BOULDER MEN". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ IFSC (ed.). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Kokoro FUjii". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
External links edit
- Team Au profile Archived 2021-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- JMSCA profile (in Japanese)
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