Minami KANO
🇯🇵 JPN · Right-handed
Women’s Foil, 2011–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 28643
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 93
- Podiums
- 3
- Competitions won
- 0
- FIE ranking
- 91st Senior Foil · 2026–27
- Best FIE ranking
- 23rd 2016–17
- Best finish
- 2nd of 51, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Manama 2016
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 69th of 167, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Takamatsu City 2026, 2026-10-15 102nd of 184, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2026, 2026-05-16 83rd of 198, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Istanbul, May 2026, 2026-05-01 107th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo, April 2026, 2026-04-17 31st of 134, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Lima 2026, 2026-03-21 107th of 212, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2026, 2026-02-06 95th of 198, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Hong Kong 2026, 2026-01-09 15th of 198, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Busan 2025, 2025-12-05 94th of 163, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2024, 2024-05-18 65th of 144, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi, April 2024, 2024-04-19 35th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Washington DC 2024, 2024-03-16 79th of 173, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2024, 2024-02-23 93rd of 191, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2024, 2024-02-10 194th of 233, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2024, 2024-01-11 184th of 216, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Novi Sad 2023, 2023-12-08 136th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tbilisi 2023, 2023-06-02 96th of 156, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2023, 2023-05-20 75th of 201, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2023, 2023-05-05 86th of 128, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Busan 2023, 2023-03-18 26th of 166, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2023, 2023-02-24 94th of 177, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2023, 2023-02-11 114th of 212, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2023, 2023-01-12 55th of 199, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Belgrade, December 2022, 2022-12-09 18th of 110, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022, 2022-05-14 37th of 191, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim, April 2022, 2022-04-29 11th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Belgrade, April 2022, 2022-04-16 64th of 142, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Guadalajara 2022, 2022-02-25 79th of 184, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Poznan 2022, 2022-01-14 78th of 184, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2021, 2021-12-10 22nd of 144, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2021, 2021-03-26 139th of 153, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Kazan 2020, 2020-02-21 107th of 177, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2020, 2020-02-07 106th of 195, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Katowice 2020, 2020-01-10 38th of 205, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur, December 2019, 2019-12-13 54th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo, November 2019, 2019-11-22 22nd of 81, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Satellite, Barcelona 2019, 2019-10-26 123rd of 203, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim 2019, 2019-05-03 71st of 149, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Anaheim 2019, 2019-03-16 108th of 141, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo, March 2019, 2019-03-01 83rd of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2019, 2019-02-08 113th of 196, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Katowice 2019, 2019-01-11 129th of 156, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Algiers, November 2018, 2018-11-23 12th of 59, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Satellite, Barcelona, October 2018, 2018-10-27 103rd of 142, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Anaheim 2018, 2018-03-17 16th of 91, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Championships, Leipzig 2017, 2017-07-20 3rd of 52, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Zonal Championships, Hong Kong 2017, 2017-06-17 67th of 135, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2017, 2017-05-19 131st of 156, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim 2017, 2017-04-28 15th of 128, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Long Beach 2017, 2017-03-17 22nd of 177, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Gdansk 2017, 2017-02-03 66th of 149, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2016, 2016-11-04 34th of 92, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cancun 2016, 2016-10-14 53rd of 128, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2016, 2016-06-03 27th of 135, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim 2016, 2016-05-20 3rd of 56, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Zonal Championships, Wuxi 2016, 2016-04-13 43rd of 130, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Bourges 2016, 2016-04-07 73rd of 116, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Havana 2016, 2016-03-11 2nd of 51, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Manama 2016, 2016-02-29 62nd of 128, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Algiers 2016, 2016-02-05 17th of 144, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb 2016, 2016-01-30 67th of 170, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Gdansk 2016, 2016-01-15 115th of 156, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2015, 2015-11-27 86th of 177, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2015, 2015-11-06 8th of 118, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bochum 2015, 2015-10-31 28th of 141, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cancun 2015, 2015-10-16 15th of 59, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Satellite, Cancun, October 2015, 2015-10-13 19th of 48, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Zonal Championships, Singapore 2015, 2015-06-25 52nd of 149, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2015, 2015-05-15 95th of 169, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim 2015, 2015-05-01 65th of 124, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Havana 2015, 2015-03-13 64th of 87, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Algiers 2015, 2015-02-06 23rd of 109, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb, January 2015, 2015-01-31 32nd of 156, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Gdansk 2015, 2015-01-16 83rd of 135, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2014, 2014-11-28 49th of 160, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2014, 2014-11-22 64th of 117, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cancun 2014, 2014-10-17 11th of 32, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Satellite, Cancun, October 2014, 2014-10-15 6th of 18, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Guatemala City 2014, 2014-10-10 69th of 86, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Championships, Kazan 2014, 2014-07-17 93rd of 121, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Shanghai 2014, 2014-05-02 58th of 72, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Seoul 2014, 2014-04-26 54th of 122, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Budapest, February 2014, 2014-02-16 92nd of 147, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Budapest, February 2014, 2014-02-07 24th of 85, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lyon, February 2014, 2014-02-01 42nd of 91, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb 2014, 2014-01-18 63rd of 143, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2013, 2013-11-17 43rd of 83, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Championships, Budapest 2013, 2013-08-06 23rd of 32, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Zonal Championships, Shanghai 2013, 2013-06-04 91st of 97, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Marseille 2013, 2013-05-24 69th of 134, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2012, 2012-11-18 36th of 107, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb 2012, 2012-01-21 69th of 119, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Budapest 2011, 2011-02-20
Results
Results: 93
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 94th of 177 |
| 12 Jan 2023 | FIE World Cup, Paris 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 114th of 212 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | FIE World Cup, Belgrade, December 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 55th of 199 |
| 14 May 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 18th of 110 |
| 29 Apr 2022 | FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim, April 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 37th of 191 |
| 16 Apr 2022 | FIE World Cup, Belgrade, April 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 11th of 170 |
| 25 Feb 2022 | FIE World Cup, Guadalajara 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 64th of 142 |
| 14 Jan 2022 | FIE World Cup, Poznan 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 79th of 184 |
| 10 Dec 2021 | FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur 2021FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 78th of 184 |
| 26 Mar 2021 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2021FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 22nd of 144 |
| 21 Feb 2020 | FIE World Cup, Kazan 2020FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 139th of 153 |
| 7 Feb 2020 | FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2020FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 107th of 177 |
| 10 Jan 2020 | FIE World Cup, Katowice 2020FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 106th of 195 |
| 13 Dec 2019 | FIE World Cup, Saint-Maur, December 2019FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 38th of 205 |
| 22 Nov 2019 | FIE World Cup, Cairo, November 2019FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 54th of 170 |
| 26 Oct 2019 | FIE Satellite, Barcelona 2019FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 22nd of 81 |
| 3 May 2019 | FIE World Cup, Tauberbischofsheim 2019FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 123rd of 203 |
| 16 Mar 2019 | FIE Grand Prix, Anaheim 2019FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 71st of 149 |
| 1 Mar 2019 | FIE World Cup, Cairo, March 2019FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 108th of 141 |
| 8 Feb 2019 | FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2019FIE | Senior Women’s Foil | 83rd of 170 |
Videos
Fencing Vision
· Table of 64 Individual bout Minami KANO beat Peilin WU, 15–8 FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022 · Foil · 14 May 2022
Fencing Vision
· Table of 16 Individual bout Arianna ERRIGO beat Minami KANO, 15–4 FIE World Cup, Belgrade, April 2022 · Foil · 16 Apr 2022 Other recordings of this bout Fencing Vision
Fencing Vision
· Table of 32 Individual bout Minami KANO beat Kelleigh RYAN, 14–10 FIE World Cup, Belgrade, April 2022 · Foil · 16 Apr 2022
Fencing Vision
· Table of 64 Individual bout Minami KANO beat Morgane PATRU, 13–12 FIE World Cup, Belgrade, April 2022 · Foil · 16 Apr 2022
Fencing Vision
· Table of 32 Individual bout Adelina ZAGIDULLINA beat Minami KANO, 15–8 FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2021 · Foil · 26 Mar 2021 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
Fencing Vision
· Table of 64 Individual bout Minami KANO beat Kelleigh RYAN, 11–10 FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2021 · Foil · 26 Mar 2021 Other recordings of this bout Cyrus of Chaos
Head to head
Against left-handers 70–72 · right-handers 277–178, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolin BODOCZI | 2 | 4 | 21 Feb 2020 | |
| Hsin CHENG | 3 | 3 | 5 Dec 2025 | |
| Solene BUTRUILLE | 3 | 3 | 19 Apr 2024 | |
| Flora PASZTOR | 2 | 3 | 23 Feb 2024 | |
| Komaki KIKUCHI | 2 | 3 | 21 Mar 2026 |
Everyone they’ve met (380 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Foil 103rd, 2012–13 Senior Foil 246th, 2013–14 Senior Foil 86th, 2014–15 Senior Foil 33rd, 2015–16 Senior Foil 23rd, 2016–17 Senior Foil 450th, 2017–18 Senior Foil 183rd, 2018–19 Senior Foil 155th, 2019–20 Senior Foil 112th, 2020–21 Senior Foil 60th, 2021–22 Senior Foil 127th, 2022–23 Senior Foil 123rd, 2023–24 Senior Foil 92nd, 2025–26 Senior Foil 91st, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Foil | 1,816 | 91st Senior |
| 2025–26 | Foil | 1,795 | 92nd Senior |
| 2023–24 | Foil | 1,766 | 123rd Senior |
| 2022–23 | Foil | 1,735 | 127th Senior |
| 2021–22 | Foil | 1,894 | 60th Senior |
| 2020–21 | Foil | 1,786 | 112th Senior |
| 2019–20 | Foil | 1,745 | 155th Senior |
| 2018–19 | Foil | 1,712 | 183rd Senior |
| 2017–18 | Foil | 1,742 | 450th Senior |
| 2016–17 | Foil | 1,779 | 23rd Senior |
| 2015–16 | Foil | 1,775 | 33rd Senior |
| 2014–15 | Foil | 1,629 | 86th Senior |
| 2013–14 | Foil | 1,493 | 246th Senior |
| 2012–13 | Foil | 1,487 | 103rd Senior |
| 2011–12 | Foil | 1,506 | |
| 2010–11 | Foil | 1,497 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 280–179 61% | 3.9–3.1 | 55–55 |
| Tables | 67–71 49% | 11.7–12 | 8–5 |