Hiroto Shimizu
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1996 (age 29–30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition lead climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hiroto Shimizu (清水 裕登 Shimizu Hiroto) is a Japanese competition climber, specializing in competition lead climbing.[1]
Competition climbing
Shimizu began climbing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2014, advancing to all the lead world cup semifinals in his debut season.
In December 2015, Shimizu won a gold and bronze medal in the Lead and Bouldering disciplines respectively at the Asian Youth Championships in Putrajaya.[2]
In July 2019, Shimizu earned his first World Cup medal, taking silver at the Lead World Cup in Briançon, completing an all-Japanese podium.[3][4]
In October 2019, Shimizu won his first Lead World Cup in Inzai, becoming the fifth Japanese man to win a Lead World Cup.[5][6]
In 2023, he claimed silver in the Lead discipline at the Asian Championships in Riyadh.[7]
In 2025, Shimizu's fourth place finish at the Lead Japan Cup earned him a spot on Japan’s national team after six years.[8][9] He won a bronze medal in the Lead discipline at the 2025 Asian Cup in Almaty.[10]
Rankings
| Discipline[1] | 2019 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 6 | 32 |
| Discipline | 2012 Youth A[11] |
2014 Juniors[12] |
2015 Juniors[13] |
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| Lead | 6 | 7 | - |
| Bouldering | - | - | 11 |
| Discipline | 2013 | 2014[14] | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019[15] | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025[16] |
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| Lead | 20 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - | 3 | 25 | - | 20 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| Bouldering | 31 | 23 | 39 | - | 21 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 17 | 39 | 22 |
References
- ^ a b "Hiroto SHIMIZU". IFSC Climbing Result Service. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ "Asian Youth Championship - Putrajaya (MAS) 2015 - Juniors Male". IFSC Climbing Result Service. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Lead World Cup in Briançon 2019: results, highlights and pictures". LaCrux. 21 July 2019.
- ^ "IFSC Lead World Cup Briançon 2019: Report". UKClimbing. 22 July 2019.
- ^ "IFSC Lead World Cup Inzai 2019: Report". UKClimbing. 28 October 2019.
- ^ "清水裕登 日本男子5人目のリードW杯王者" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "IFSC Asian Cup Riyadh 2023 - Men's Lead Final results".
- ^ "安楽宙斗「優勝は努力の上にある結果だと思う」【リードジャパンカップ2025｜決勝後の選手コメント】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. 4 March 2025.
- ^ "スポーツクライミングの2025年リード日本代表が発表 森秋彩、安楽宙斗ら男女25人選出" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. 17 March 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Asian Cup Almaty 2025 - Lead Men Final Results". World Climbing. 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Youth A Male Lead final results".
- ^ "Juniors Male Lead final results".
- ^ "Juniors Male Boulder results".
- ^ "第28回リード・ジャパンカップ.男子 リード" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association.
- ^ "第32回リードジャパンカップ.男子 リード" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association.
- ^ "リードジャパンカップ 2025.男子 リード" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association.
External links
- Hiroto Shimizu at the International Federation of Sport Climbing
- Hiroto Shimizu on Instagram
- JMSCA profile (in Japanese)