Akiyo Noguchi

Akiyo Noguchi
Noguchi at the World Cup in Vienna, 2010.
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1989-05-30) May 30, 1989 (age 35)
Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan[1]
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
SpouseTomoa Narasaki (m. 2021)
Websitehttp://akiyonoguchi.com
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known forWinning the IFSC bouldering World Cup 4 times
Retired2021
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  Japan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 21 24 23
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Combined
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Avilés Bouldering
Silver medal – second place 2018 Innsbruck Bouldering
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hachiōji Bouldering
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hachiōji Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Munich Lead
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Munich Bouldering
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris Bouldering
World Cup (Season)
Second place 2008 Bouldering
Winner 2008 Combined
Winner 2009 Bouldering
Winner 2009 Combined
Winner 2010 Bouldering
Second place 2011 Bouldering
Second place 2012 Bouldering
Second place 2013 Bouldering
Winner 2014 Bouldering
Winner 2014 Combined
Winner 2015 Bouldering
Second place 2015 Combined
Second place 2016 Combined
Third place 2017 Bouldering
Second place 2018 Bouldering
Second place 2018 Combined
Second place 2019 Bouldering
Second place 2019 Combined
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Combined
Updated on April 28, 2019

Akiyo Noguchi (野口 啓代, Noguchi Akiyo, born May 30, 1989) is a Japanese professional rock climber who specializes in competition bouldering as well as outdoor bouldering and sport climbing.

She participates in both competition bouldering and competition lead climbing disciplines. She is known for winning the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Bouldering four times. In her home country, she won Bouldering Japan Cup nine times consecutively from 2005 to 2014, which no other Japanese athlete has been able to match. She retired from competition climbing after competing and winning a bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "Sport Climbing NOGUCHI Akiyo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
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