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]

Kokoro Fujii
Kokoro Fujii in Munich, 2017
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1992-11-30) November 30, 1992 (age 31)
Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)Professional sport climber and boulderer
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climberBouldering
Highest grade
Known forWorld Champion and winner of multiple World Cup medals
Medal record
Men's sport climbing
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow Bouldering
World Cup (Season)
Second place 2021 Bouldering
Third place 2022 Bouldering
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lead
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bouldering
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lead
Silver medal – second place 2018 Combined
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lead
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bouldering
Gold medal – first place 2019 Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lead
Silver medal – second place 2022 Combined
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Boulder
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Combined
Asian Cup (Season)
Second place 2017 Lead

Rankings

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Climbing World Cup

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Discipline[3] 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Lead 24 7 24 32 -
Bouldering 6 5 2 3 13
Speed 89 38 - - -
Combined 3 5 - - -

Climbing World Championships

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Discipline[4] 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023
Lead - - 27 14 13 -
Bouldering 10 12 5 4 1 6
Speed - - 36 11 - -
Combined - - 6 6 - -

World Cup podiums

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Bouldering

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Season[4] Gold Silver Bronze Total
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

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References

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  1. ^ Sanzaro, Francis (September 23, 2021). "Kokoro Fujii of Japan Wins Bouldering World Championship in Moscow". GymClimber. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP 2021: BOULDER MEN". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ IFSC (ed.). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Kokoro FUjii". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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