Sport climbing at the Summer Olympics

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Sport climbing at the Summer Olympics
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Sport climbing made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Olympics was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It is governed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).

Bid for inclusion[]

The inclusion was proposed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) in 2015.[2] In September 2015, sport climbing was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, skateboarding, surfing, and karate to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics;[3] and in June 2016, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the shortlisted sports in the 2020 Games.[4] Finally, on August 3, 2016, all five sports (counting baseball and softball together as one sport) were approved for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic program.[5]

Competition format[]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, two sport climbing events were contested: men's combined and women's combined. The competition format combined three disciplines of sport climbing: speed climbing, bouldering, and lead climbing. This decision caused widespread criticism in the climbing community.[6]

Members of the IFSC explained that they were only granted one gold medal per gender by the Olympic committee and they did not want to exclude speed climbing. The IFSC's goal for the 2020 Olympics was primarily to establish climbing and its three disciplines as Olympic sports; changes to the format could follow later. This tactic proved to be successful as they were granted a second set of medals for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where speed climbing will be a separate event from the combined event of lead climbing and bouldering.[7][8][9]

Events[]

Current program
Event 20 24 Years
Men's combined X X
Men's speed X
Women's combined X X
Women's speed X
Events 2 4

Participating nations[]

The following nations have taken part in the sport climbing competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Olympics.

Nation 20 24 Years
 Australia 2
 Austria 2
 Canada 2
 China 2
 Czech Republic 1
 France 4
 Germany 2
 Great Britain 1
 Italy 3
 Japan 4
 Kazakhstan 1
 Poland 1
 Russia [a]
 ROC 3
 Slovenia 2
 South Africa 2
 South Korea 2
 Spain 1
 Switzerland 1
 United States 4
Nations 19
Climbers 40
Year 20
  1. ^ Competed as ROC

Olympic records history[]

Event Round Climber Nation Time Games Date Record
Men's combined (speed) Qualification Bassa Mawem  France 5.45 2020 Tokyo 3 August 2021 OR[10]
Women's combined (speed) Qualification Aleksandra Mirosław  Poland 6.97 2020 Tokyo 4 August 2021 OR[11]
Final Aleksandra Mirosław  Poland 6.84 2020 Tokyo 6 August 2021 WR[12]

Medal table[]

As of the 2020 Olympics[13]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Slovenia (SLO)1001
 Spain (ESP)1001
3 Japan (JPN)0112
4 United States (USA)0101
5 Austria (AUT)0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

Medalists[]

Men's combined[]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2020 Tokyo
details
Alberto Ginés López
 Spain
Nathaniel Coleman
 United States
Jakob Schubert
 Austria

Women's combined[]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2020 Tokyo
details
Janja Garnbret
 Slovenia
Miho Nonaka
 Japan
Akiyo Noguchi
 Japan

References[]

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "IFSC Proposes Sport Climbing For Toyko 2020 Olympic Games". The British Mountaineering Council. Archived from the original on Aug 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Surfing and skateboarding make shortlist for 2020 Olympics". GrindTV.com. September 28, 2015. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "IOC Executive Board supports Tokyo 2020 package of new sports for IOC Session - Olympic News". Olympic.org. June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "IOC approves five new sports for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Olympics.org. International Olympic Committee. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Rock climbing will be a 2020 Olympic sport. Here's what to expect". National Geographic. Archived from the original on Aug 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Rock climbing will be a 2020 Olympic sport. Here's what to expect". National Geographic. Archived from the original on Aug 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Vertical Triathlon: The Future of Climbing in the Olympics". climbing.com. Archived from the original on Aug 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Olympic Committee Unanimously Votes to Include Sport Climbing in Paris 2024 Games". climbing.com. Archived from the original on Jul 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Sport Climbing – Men's Combined – Speed Qualification Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Sport Climbing – Women's Combined – Speed Qualification Results" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Sport Climbing – Women's Combined – Speed Final Brackets" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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