Satone Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田 智音, Hepburn: Yoshida Satone); born May 22, 2004)[1] is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition lead climbing.
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 22, 2004 Nara, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Setsunan University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Climbing career
editCompetition climbing
editYoshida made his senior international competition climbing debut in 2021. He placed sixth at the World Cup event in Kranj, Slovenia.[2] Yoshida won his first IFSC international senior-level medal in July 2023 as part of the all-Japanese podium.[3]
In July 2024, Yoshida collected a silver medal at the World Cup event in Briançon, France.[4]
In 2025, Yoshida won his first World Cup gold medal in the men's lead final in Bali.[5][6] He maintained his consistency as a finalist, securing bronze at the Madrid Lead World Cup.[7] In September, Yoshida secured the silver medal in the lead discipline at the 2025 World Championships, thereby becoming only the third Japanese male climber to accomplish this distinction.[8]
Rankings
editNotable ascents
edit8B+ (V14):
- Utsushiyo – Mount Kasagi (JPN) – December 2025.[12]
- Kage – Shikoku (JPN) – November 2025.[12]
- Emotion – Mount Kasagi (JPN) – 2024.[12]
- Tokoyo – Mount Kasagi (JPN) – 2024.[12]
References
edit- ↑ "YOSHIDA SATONE". IFSC. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "IFSC Lead World Cup Kranj 2021: Report". UKClimbing. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "Lukan and Anraku win IFSC Briançon Lead World Cup 2023". UKClimbing. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "The Depth of Talent on Team Japan Is Second to None". Gripped Climbing Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "IFSC World Cup Sport Climbing Bali 2025: Yoshida Satone and Erin McNeice claim first career World Cup wins". Olympics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ スポーツクライミング リードW杯 吉田智音が初優勝 | NHK. NHK. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "Dohyun Lee Wins Gold at Madrid Lead World Cup". Gripped Climbing Magazine. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "IFSC Sport Climbing World Championships 2025: Republic of Korea's Lee Dohyun wins Lead gold in front of home crowd". Olympics. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "SATONE YOSHIDA". IFSC Results Service. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "Yoshida Satone". Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "Satone Yoshida Climbs Biographie 5.15a". Gripped.com. August 19, 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- 1 2 3 4 "Satone Yoshida - Climbing History". Retrieved 2025-12-22.