Rei Sugimoto
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 13, 1991 Sapporo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional sport climber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Winner of multiple world cup medals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rei Sugimoto (杉本 怜, Sugimoto Rei, born November 13, 1991) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition climbing.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
Sugimoto started competing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2009.[1]
In 2011, Sugimoto reached his first bouldering final at the Vail World Cup, placing fourth.[2]
In 2012, Sugimoto was a finalist in three of the six Bouldering World Cups. He rounded out the 2012 season by finishing sixth at the World Championships in Paris.[3]
In 2013, Sugimoto won his first Bouldering World Cup in Munich.[4]
In 2015, Sugimoto won the silver medal in the bouldering discipline at the Asian Championships held in Ningbo.[5]
In 2017, he won the silver medal at the bouldering World Cup in Navi Mumbai.[6]
In 2018, he won the bronze medal at the bouldering World Cup in Hachioji and won his second career World Cup gold medal later in Vail.[7][8] He won the silver medal in the combined event at the 2018 Asian Championships held in Kurayoshi.[9]
In 2019, Sugimoto won the bronze medal at the Bouldering World Cup in Meiringen.[10] In 2021, he did not advance to the finals at the Bouldering World Cups. In 2023, he competed at the Hachioji Bouldering World Cup but did not advance past the qualification round.[11]
In 2025, Sugimoto placed third in his final Boulder Japan Cup, successfully returning to Japan's national team after 2 years.[12] He reached the finals at the 2025 Salt Lake City World Cup, placing eighth in the final World Cup event of his career.[13][14]
Rankings
| Discipline[15] | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouldering | 67 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| Discipline[16] | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouldering | 3 | - | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | - | 8 | 18 | 3 |
References
- ^ "Rei SUGIMOTO". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Vail (USA) 2011 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 4 June 2011.
- ^ "World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris". Planet Mountain. 17 September 2012.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Munich (GER) 2013 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Asian Continental Championship - Ningbo (CHN) 2015 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Coxsey and Chon win at IFSC 2017 India leg". Red Bull. 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Gabriele Moroni wins his first World Cup title in Hachioji". LaCrux. 5 June 2018.
- ^ "IFSC Boulder World Cup Vail: Report". UKClimbing. 11 June 2018.
- ^ "IFSC-ACCクライミングアジア選手権倉吉2018.男子複合" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Janja Garnbret and Adam Ondra win first Bouldering World Cup in Meiringen". Planet Mountain. 7 April 2019.
- ^ "IFSC World Cup Hachioji 2023 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 23 April 2023.
- ^ "18歳の安楽宙斗が男子最年少V【ボルダージャパンカップ2025】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Welcome to the Sorato Anraku Show". Inside Climbing. 28 May 2025.
- ^ "ANRAKU MAKES IT THREE IN A ROW IN SALT LAKE CITY". World Climbing. 26 May 2025.
- ^ "REI SUGIMOTO". UKClimbing. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "REI SUGIMOTO". Retrieved 4 March 2025.
External links
- Rei Sugimoto at the International Federation of Sport Climbing
- JMSCA profile (in Japanese)