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About
Japanese foil fencer who is best known for earning a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games, silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, team silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and individual gold medal at the 2015 World Fencing Championships.
Before Fame
He graduated from Doshisha University. His father encouraged him to pursue fencing at an early age, and he first began practicing the sport in elementary school.
Trivia
He is a member of the International Olympic Committee and of the International Fencing Federation. He excelled at fencing from a young age, earning high honors in both junior high and high school.
Family Life
His father encouraged him to take up fencing when he was in elementary school.
Associated With
He and Miles Chamley-Watson are both fencers.
