Rei Kawamata

Rei Kawamata (川又 玲瑛 Kawamata Rei; born August 3, 2003) is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition bouldering.

Youth competitions

At age 14, Kawamata won gold in bouldering and silver in the combined event at the 2017 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in the Youth B (Male) category. He also won the 2018 Japan Youth National Championships and another bouldering gold medal at the 2018 World Youth Championships in the Youth B category. At the 2018 IFSC Climbing Asian Youth Championships, Kawamata won gold in bouldering and silver in lead. In 2019, Kawamata won the boulder and lead titles at the IFSC Climbing Asian Youth Championships in Bengaluru. He continued to have success in the youth competition climbing scene, earning the boulder silver and lead bronze medals in the Junior category at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in Voronezh.

Competition climbing

Kawamata began competing in senior competitions at age 15, entering the Meiringen, Moscow and Vail World Cups in 2019, notably placing 5th in the Moscow bouldering World Cup final in his debut season. He collected the bronze medal in the men's bouldering event at the 2019 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships.

In 2022, Kawamata secured his first World Cup podium with a bronze medal at the Salt Lake City World Cup.

In 2026, Kawamata secured his second career World Climbing Series podium in Innsbruck, claiming the silver medal behind compatriot Sorato Anraku.

Rankings IFSC Climbing World Cup Discipline 2019 2022 Bouldering 22 10

Japan Cup Discipline 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Bouldering 71 29 7 4 13 6 14 14 9 5

Climbing World Championships Youth