Rei Sugimoto
NationalityJapanese
Birth dateNovember 13, 1991 (age 34)
Birth placeSapporo, Japan
OccupationProfessional sport climber
Height170cm
Typeofclimber
KnownforWinner of multiple world cup medals

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

Climbing World Cup

Discipline[15]200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021
Bouldering67372871023934631117

Climbing World Championships

Discipline200920122014201820192025
Bouldering2361827733
Lead–––73––
Speed–––47––
Combined–––31––

Japan Cup

Discipline[16]20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Bouldering3-126421246587-8183

References

  1. ^ "Rei SUGIMOTO". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ^ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Vail (USA) 2011 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 4 June 2011.
  3. ^ "World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris". Planet Mountain. 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Munich (GER) 2013 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 25 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Asian Continental Championship - Ningbo (CHN) 2015 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 24 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Coxsey and Chon win at IFSC 2017 India leg". Red Bull. 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Gabriele Moroni wins his first World Cup title in Hachioji". LaCrux. 5 June 2018.
  8. ^ "IFSC Boulder World Cup Vail: Report". UKClimbing. 11 June 2018.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Janja Garnbret and Adam Ondra win first Bouldering World Cup in Meiringen". Planet Mountain. 7 April 2019.
  11. ^ "IFSC World Cup Hachioji 2023 - Boulder". IFSC Climbing Result Service. 23 April 2023.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Welcome to the Sorato Anraku Show". Inside Climbing. 28 May 2025.
  14. ^ "ANRAKU MAKES IT THREE IN A ROW IN SALT LAKE CITY". World Climbing. 26 May 2025.
  15. ^ "REI SUGIMOTO". UKClimbing. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  16. ^ "REI SUGIMOTO". Retrieved 4 March 2025.