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| MATSUYAMA Kyosuke |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
19 Dec 1996
in Tokyo, JPN
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| Height | 1.80 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
JTB: Tokyo, JPN |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Sports Science - Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
| 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) |
Sport Specific Information |
| 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." |
| Name of coach |
Erwann Le Pechoux [national], FRA |
| Handedness |
Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He first tried the sport at age four in Taito, Japan. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
| Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Kyochan (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The boughs that bear most hang lowest." (fencingfan.net, 28 Nov 2015) |
| Ambitions |
To win gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nikkansports.com, 17 Sep 2021) |
International Debut |
| Year |
2011 |
| Competing for |
Japan |
| Tournament |
World Cup |
| Location |
Seoul, KOR |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Japanese fencer Yuki Ota. (olympicchannel.com, 14 Jan 2019) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Milan, Italy |
| 2023 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Milan, Italy |
| 2022 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2018 |
7 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Foil |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Asian Championships |
| 2023 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2023 |
7 |
Individual Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2022 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2022 |
8 |
Individual Foil |
Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 2019 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2018 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2017 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2017 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Foil |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2016 |
8 |
Individual Foil |
Wuxi, China |
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