Keita Watabe
Watabe at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 30, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition bouldering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Keita Watabe (渡部 桂太 Watabe Keita, born August 30, 1993) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition bouldering.[1]
Competition climbing
Watabe began climbing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2015.[2]
In 2017, Watabe reached the boulder final at the IFSC World Cup in Meiringen, winning a bronze medal in his first World Cup final.[3]
At the 2017 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Nanjing, he won his first gold in an IFSC World Cup, followed by a bronze medal at the Hachioji World Cup later in May.[4][5]
At the 2017 Asian Championships in Tehran, Watabe placed third in the boulder discipline, completing the all-Japanese podium behind compatriots Kokoro Fujii and Yoshiyuki Ogata.[6]
In 2018, Watabe advanced to the final at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Championships, finishing fourth in the boulder discipline.[7] He won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Championships held in Kurayoshi later in November.[8]
In 2019, Watabe won the silver medal at the 2019 World Beach Games.[9]
In 2022, he placed second at the Asian Cup in Manila.[10]
Rankings
| Discipline[1] | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Boulder | 4 |
| Discipline | Innsbruck 2018 |
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| Boulder | 4 |
| Discipline | 2015[11] | 2016[12] | 2017[13] |
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| Boulder | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Notable ascents
8B+ (V14):
References
- ^ a b "KEITA WATABE". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Keita WATABE". IFSC Climbing Result Service. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Meiringen (SUI) 2017". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Boulder World Cup: Nanjing - Report". UKClimbing. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Boulder World Cup: Hachioji - Report". UKClimbing. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Asian Continental Championships - Tehran (IRI) 2017 Boulder Results". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "原田海、新たな世界王者に！／IFSCクライミング世界選手権2018【男子ボルダリング】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "楢崎明智、伊藤ふたばが国際大会初優勝！／アジア選手権倉吉2018【ボルダリング】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ Results Book
- ^ "ASIAN CUP (B) - MANILA (PHI) 2022 GENERAL RESULT M E N BOULDERING".
- ^ "第10回ボルダリングジャパンカップ" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "第11回ボルダリングジャパンカップ" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "第12回ボルダリングジャパンカップ" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Keita Watabe - Climbing History". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
External links
- Keita Watabe at the International Federation of Sport Climbing
- JMSCA profile (in Japanese)