is a Japanese competition climber, specializing in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering.
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.
In 2024, at the World Youth Championships in Guiyang, Hamada claimed gold in boulder. 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. He ended the 2024 season by winning gold in boulder at the Asian Youth Championships.
At the 2025 World Youth Championships in Helsinki, Hamada achieved a Boulder-Lead double in the U17 category.
Rankings World Youth Championships Discipline 2023Youth B 2024Youth B 2025U17 2026U19 Lead 1 2 1 3 Boulder 2 1 1 12
Japan Cup Discipline2026 Lead 8 Bouldering 33
Japan Youth Championships Discipline2023202420252026 Lead 2 2 1 1 Boulder 3 1 2 4
Japan National Sports Festival Discipline20242025 Lead 5 1 Boulder 1 1
References
External links
JMSCA profile