Yuji Fujiwaki

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Yuji Fujiwaki
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995 (age 30)
Osaka, Japan
OccupationProfessional climber
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  Japan
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first placeManila 2022Bouldering

Yuji Fujiwaki (藤脇 祐二, Fujiwaki Yuji, born October 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition bouldering.[1]

Early life

Yuji Fujiwaki was born in Osaka on 24 October 1995. At his mother’s suggestion, he took up climbing, as she believed it suited his abilities. He had enjoyed climbing trees from a young age and began training in climbing gyms at age 14.[2]

Climbing career

Competition climbing

In June 2018, Fujiwaki clinched a Silver in the Bouldering and Bronze in the Combined discipline at the FISU University Championships in Bratislava.[3]

In August 2018, Fujiwaki placed fifth in his first IFSC Bouldering World Cup final in Munich.[4][5]

Fujiwaki won the IFSC Climbing Asian Cup in bouldering in 2022.[6]

In 2025, Fujiwaki finished second at the Boulder Japan Cup.[7] During the 2025 Boulder World Cup season, he reached the finals in two out of the three events he competed in, marking his return to the Bouldering World Cup finals after a seven-year absence. He placed fifth and seventh in Curitiba and Salt Lake City respectively.[8][9] He ended the season in tenth place at his first World Championships in Seoul.[10][11]

Rankings

World Championships

Discipline Seoul
2025[12]
Bouldering 10

World Cup

Discipline[13] 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025
Bouldering 37 23 9 29 17 28 12 14

Japan Cup

Discipline[14] 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Bouldering 59 16 7 9 10 3 17 5 5 3 2 12
Lead - - - - 20 28 12 26 17 9 12

References

  1. ↑ "Yuji Fujiwaki – Athlete Profile". IFSC. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Six Japanese national team players gathered for a Q&A session (translated)". TAMY Climbing Channel on YouTube. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "2018 FISU World University Championships Sport Climbing". FISU. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "IFSC Boulder World Cup: Munich - Report". UKClimbing. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Munich (GER) 2018". IFSC. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ "IFSC Asia - Continental Cup (B) - Manila (PHI) 2022". IFSC. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "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". climbers-web.jp. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 IFSC World Cup Sport Climbing Curitiba: Anraku Sorato continues glittering start to season with decisive boulder triumph". Olympics. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Climber Wins Three World Cups in a Row". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "IFSC Climbing World Championships Seoul 2025 - Boulder Men Semi-final". IFSC. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "安楽宙斗が激戦を制してボルダー世界王者に輝く　最高峰の舞台で光った"決定力"【クライミング世界選手権2025】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "IFSC World Championships Seoul 2025 - Bouldering MEN General Result". IFSC Results Service.
  13. ↑ "Yuji Fujiwaki – Athlete Profile". IFSC. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "藤脇 祐二". Japan Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA). Retrieved 4 March 2025.