Satone Yoshida

born May 22, 2004) is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition lead climbing.

Climbing career

Competition climbing

Yoshida made his senior international competition climbing debut in 2021. He placed sixth at the World Cup event in Kranj, Slovenia. Yoshida won his first IFSC international senior-level medal in July 2023 as part of the all-Japanese podium.

In July 2024, Yoshida collected a silver medal at the World Cup event in Briançon, France.

In 2025, Yoshida won his first World Cup gold medal in the men's lead final in Bali. He maintained his consistency as a finalist, securing bronze at the Madrid Lead World Cup. In September, Yoshida secured the silver medal in the lead discipline at the 2025 World Championships, thereby becoming only the third Japanese male climber to accomplish this distinction.

Rankings World Cup Discipline 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Lead 17 7 6 7 3

World Championships

Japan Cup Discipline 2019202020212022202320252026 Lead 57 2 1 2 3 6 18

Notable ascents

Redpointed routes Three Degrees of Separation, July 2026 Action Directe, October 2025

Boulder problems Utsushiyo – Mount Kasagi (JPN) – December 2025. Kage – Shikoku (JPN) – November 2025. Emotion – Mount Kasagi (JPN) – 2024. Tokoyo – Mount Kasagi (JPN) – 2024.