Hana Koike

Hana Koike is a Japanese competition climber, born on 5 July 2005, who specialises in lead climbing. She began competing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2022, reaching her first Lead semifinal in Innsbruck, where she placed 21st, and narrowly missing the Lead final in Jakarta in September, where she placed 9th. In 2023 she progressed to the semifinals in four of the six Lead World Cups. In 2026 she returned to the Japanese national team and earned the right to compete in the World Climbing Series after winning bronze at the Lead Japan Cup, placed 8th at the Asian Championships in Meishan, and in June 2026 reached her first World Climbing Series Lead final in Prague.