Masahiro Higuchi
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 30, 1992 Saga Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition lead climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Masahiro Higuchi (樋口 純裕, Higuchi Masahiro, born September 30, 1992)[1] is a Japanese rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing.
Higuchi started climbing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2010. He made his first final at the 2015 Puurs Lead World Cup, placing 7th.[2] In 2018, Higuchi made his first Lead World Cup podium, placing third at the World Cup in Kranj.[3]
Higuchi won his First World Cup event in Lead at the Kranj World Cup in 2021.[4]
In 2022, Higuchi won a silver medal at the Jakarta Lead World Cup.[5]
Rankings
| Discipline[6] | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Lead | 47 | 116 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| Discipline | 2007 Youth B[7] |
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| Lead | 2 |
| Discipline[8] | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Lead | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
References
- ^ "Masahiro Higuchi". IFSC. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (L) - Puurs (BEL) 2015 - Lead • Men". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Sean McColl Wows Crowd and Finishes Fifth, Kranj Results". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Lead World Cup Kranj 2021: Report". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Janja Garnbret seals climbing World Cup lead season title with Jakarta 2022 win as Yurikusa Ao and Luca Potocar also celebrate - Results". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Masahiro Higuchi". IFSC. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing World Youth Championship - Ibarra (ECU) 2007 - Lead • Youth B Male". IFSC. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Masahiro Higuchi". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
External links
- Masahiro Higuchi at the International Federation of Sport Climbing
- Masahiro Higuchi on Instagram
- JMSCA profile (in Japanese)