Ryusei Hamada

Ryusei Hamada
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2009-01-25) 25 January 2009
EducationKamakura High School
Climbing career
Competition lead climbing Competition bouldering
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  Japan
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 HelsinkiBoulder
Gold medal – first place2025 HelsinkiLead
Gold medal – first place2024 GuiyangBoulder
Gold medal – first place2023 SeoulLead
Silver medal – second place2024 GuiyangLead
Silver medal – second place2023 SeoulBoulder
Bronze medal – third place2026 ArcoLead
Asian Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 JamshedpurBoulder

Ryusei Hamada (濱田 琉誠, Hamada Ryusei; born 25 January 2009) is a Japanese competition climber, specializing in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering.[1]

Youth competitions

At age 14, Hamada won gold in lead and silver in the boulder discipline at the 2023 World Youth Championships in the Youth B category.[2][3]

In 2024, at the World Youth Championships in Guiyang, Hamada claimed gold in boulder.[4] In the lead discipline, he took silver, losing gold to Jung Chanjin due to countback. He also became the only Japanese athlete to medal across both disciplines at the event.[5] He ended the 2024 season by winning gold in boulder at the Asian Youth Championships.[6]

At the 2025 World Youth Championships in Helsinki, Hamada achieved a Boulder-Lead double in the U17 category.[7][8]

Rankings

Discipline 2023
Youth B
[9]
2024
Youth B
[10]
2025
U17
[11]
2026
U19
[12]
Lead 1 2 1 3
Boulder 2 1 1 12

Japan Cup

Discipline[13] 2026
Lead 8
Bouldering 33

Japan Youth Championships

Discipline 2023[14] 2024[15] 2025[16] 2026
Lead 2 2 1 1
Boulder 3 1 2 4
Discipline 2024[17] 2025[18]
Lead 5 1
Boulder 1 1

References

  1. ↑ "Ryusei Hamada". IFSC.
  2. ↑ "HOME BOULDER GOLD DRAWS 2023 YOUTH WORLDS TO A CLOSE". IFSC. 27 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Japan climb to top of standings at IFSC Youth World Championships in Seoul". insidethegames.biz.
  4. ↑ "濱田琉誠が"2大会連続金" U-16男子ボルダーで戴冠 仲田和樹、村上和香は銅【クライミングユース世界選手権2024】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. September 2024.
  5. ↑ "SOUTH KOREA TAKES FIRST YOUTH WORLDS 2024 GOLD AS JAPAN ADD ANOTHER". IFSC. 25 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "日本勢が合計24個のメダルを獲得【クライミングユースアジア選手権2024】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. 23 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "JAPAN DOMINATES BOULDER AT IFSC YOUTH WORLDS 2025". IFSC. 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "HAMADA DOUBLES UP ON YOUTH WORLD TITLES AS LEAD REACHES ITS CONCLUSION". IFSC. 3 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "IFSC Youth World Championships Seoul 2023". IFSC Climbing Result Service.
  10. ↑ "IFSC Youth World Championships Guiyang 2024". IFSC Climbing Result Service.
  11. ↑ "IFSC Youth World Championships Helsinki 2025". IFSC Climbing Result Service.
  12. ↑ "IFSC Youth World Championships Helsinki 2026". IFSC Climbing Result Service.
  13. ↑ "濱田 琉誠". Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "第11回リードユース日本選手権南砺大会" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association.
  15. ↑ "小倉紗奈がジュニア女子連覇 5人が初優勝【ボルダーユース日本選手権2024】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. 12 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "小田菜摘が大会史上初の4連覇、5度目V【リードユース日本選手権2025】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. 18 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "SAGA2024国民スポーツ大会スポーツクライミング競技会" (in Japanese). JMSCA.
  18. ↑ "わたSHIGA輝く国スポ2025スポーツクライミング競技会" (PDF) (in Japanese). jmanew.sakura.ne.jp.