| Nationality | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Birth date | May 22, 2004 (age 22) |
| Birth place | Nara, Japan |
| Education | Setsunan University |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Typeofclimber | |
| Updated | September 7, 2025 |
Satone Yoshida (吉田 智音, Yoshida Satone); born May 22, 2004)[1] is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition lead climbing.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
Yoshida 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
World Cup
| Discipline[9] | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 17 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
World Championships
| Discipline | Moscow 2021 | Seoul 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 12 | 2 |
Japan Cup
| Discipline[10] | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 57 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Notable ascents
Redpointed routes
- Biographie, August 2025[11]
- Action Directe, October 2025
Boulder problems
- 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ja: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.
- ^ "Satone Yoshida - Climbing History". Retrieved 2025-12-22.
External links
- Satone Yoshida on Instagram