Fencing - Team Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Team Overview

Fencing

Name	Height	Date of Birth
KOMATA AKOMATA Akira	180 cm	31 Jan 1998
MATSUMOTO RMATSUMOTO Ryu	183 cm	7 Jun 2002
KANO KKANO Koki	173 cm	19 Dec 1997
YAMADA MYAMADA Masaru	184 cm	14 Jun 1994

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Fencing	Men's Épée Team	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium Blue Piste	Men's Épée Team Quarterfinal 1 #1 JPN Japan 45 KSA Saudi Arabia 43	Finished
	Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium Green Piste	Men's Épée Team Semifinal 1 #1 JPN Japan 45 KOR Republic of Korea 34	Finished
	Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium Final Piste	Men's Épée Team Gold Medal Match #1 JPN Japan 36 KAZ Kazakhstan 35	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Team Overview

General
The Japanese men's epee team claimed their first Asian Games title at Indonesia 2018, defeating the People's Republic of China 30-22 in the final. They were runners-up in 1974, 1978, and 2014, and won bronze in 1986, 1990, and 2010.

Japan made their first Olympic appearance in men's team epee at Tokyo 2020 and won gold with a 45-36 victory over ROC in the final. It was the first time athletes representing Japan had won gold in any fencing discipline at the Olympic Games.

Japan's only medal at the world championships came at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Cairo, where they beat Hungary in the third place match. They were ranked 10th at the 2023 World Championships after losing to Germany in the round of 16. At the Asian championships, the Japanese team are the reigning champions having beaten Kazakhstan in the final in Wuxi in 2023. They also claimed the title in 2016.

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event