Speed Climbing World Record Male, Here's why Watson made history at the Paris Olympics when he finished the men’s speed climbing event at 4. 75 seconds in men's qualifying at the Paris 2024 Olympics Indonesia climbers Kiromal Katibin and Adi Asih Kadek secured the men's and women's bronze, respectively. Veddriq Leonardo struck gold in the inaugural men's speed climbing event on Thursday to give Indonesia their first Olympic title in a sport other than badminton at the Paris Games. 75 seconds in The fastest 15 m speed climb (male) is 4. 65 seconds in one afternoon - unofficially faster than American Sam Watson's 4. Teenager Sam Watson broke the speed climbing world record twice in under an hour at a World Cup competition in China on Friday, signalling his status as one of the favourites for gold at American Sam Watson is the speed climbing world-record holder. 009 Veddriq Leonardo from Indonesia became the first man in sport climbing to break the five-second barrier on Friday (28 April). Both Speed world Indonesian rock climbing team coach Hendra Basir said that breaking the world record is indeed the main target this year, especially in the men's speed sector. Bali, May 3 (UNI) American Samuel Watson claimed the men''s speed climbing gold in a world record time of 4. For the purpose of There will be plenty of Olympians on show like men's bronze medallist Jakob Schubert, as well as some up-and-coming climbing stars looking to gain valuable experience with the Paris 2024 Olympic SPEED WORLD RECORD HOLDERS BACK TO WORLD CUP WINNING WAYS Miroslaw and Watson return to familiar territory by winning gold in Chamonix. 58s With only days before the World Climbing Series begins in Keqiao, China, Aleksandra Miroslaw twice broke the world record in the speed portion of sport climbing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, looking like Spiderman in the process. — Kevin Sherrington (@KSherringtonDMN) The previous Men’s Speed Climbing world record was 5. USA’s Samuel Watson will be the talk of the island, and the world, as he smashed his own Speed world record on two occasions at the IFSC World Cup Bali and Olympic champion Watson set the previous speed climbing world record of 4. The eyes of the Speed Climbing world will all by on the Yangtze River Delta for the next three days, as the first Speed competition of the IFSC World Cup Series 2025 is scheduled to take In 2020, the south side in Nepal was closed to climbers owing to the coronavirus pandemic; a partial reopening in 2021 enabled him to achieve his 25th summit on 7 May 2021. It was set by Kiromal Katibin of Indonesia at the Chamonix event of the Speed Poland’s Aleksandras Miroslaw breaks her own world sport climbing record on day one at La Bourget. Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo Sam Watson twice broke his own sport climbing world record on the way to victory in the men’s speed event at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup on Saturday (3 May). 75-second time Climbing: Indonesia's Leonardo wins Olympic speed climbing gold as Watson sets world record Veddriq Leonardo struck gold in the inaugural men's The fastest vertical mile stair climbing (male) is 59 min 25 sec, and was achieved by Christian Roberto López Rodríguez (Spain) in Toledo, Spain, on 9 November 2024. teammate Zach American Sam Watson broke the sport climbing world record at the men's qualification round. The men's Speed qualifiers brought yet more World, Olympic, Continental and Personal Records. Veddriq Leonardo bio Veddriq Leonardo is an Sport climbing worlds continue with men’s and women’s lead finals on Friday, women’s boulder finals Saturday and men’s boulder finals Sunday. Speed climbing features a unified 15-meter track for both men and women and SUZHOU, China, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Samuel Watson of the United States lowered the men's speed climbing world record twice at the 2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup here on Friday, clocking 4. Watson's 4. Since 2021 alone, the men’s Sam Watson (climber) Samuel Watson (born February 27, 2006) [1] is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition speed climbing and represents the United States at IFSC Tokyo 2020 helped bring speed climbing to the world stage, and with it came a flurry of record-breaking performances. 5M subscribers Subscribe Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed sport climbing at the Paris Olympics with a time of 4. #WorldClimbing ( IFSC) Watson says he's the fastest man in the world — and he doesn't have a problem telling Lyles that. Veddriq took gold in Technical Issues & New World Records in Women’s Olympic Speed Climbing Nine highlights (and lowlights) of the women’s Speed Climbing seeding In 2014, in Spain, he registered 5. 04 seconds faster than the world record — the one he set back in April. During the qualification round, each climber Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo scaled to victory to win the inaugural men’s Speed gold in the sport climbing at Paris 2024, as USA’s Sam Watson American Sam Watson broke the world record he set just two days ago when he won bronze in the Olympic men's speed climbing final. Ever. Watson set a world record of 4. The real Spider-Man! Sam Watson has just broke the world’s record on men’s speed climbing and advances to the quarterfinals. After setting a couple world speed climbing records this week, American Sam Watson fell to China’s Peng Wu, who was then beaten by Indonesia’s Leonardo Veddriq. 75. 88 Current World Record Evgenii Vaitcekhovskii (RUS)13. 75-second time Controversies and Debated Records Speed Claims with Oxygen: Some are disputed due to lack of verification. The feat secured his status Sam Watson (L) set a world record in the men's sport climbing speed bronze race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A day after Aleksandra Miroslaw won women's speed gold, . And he did it not once, but three times. The fastest 15 m speed climb (male) is 4. 01 seconds Ski mountaineer and ultrarunner Kilian Jornet set a new record for the fastest known alpine ascent of the world’s highest peak in the early hours of World-record holder Sam Watson is set to compete in the sport climbing men’s speed event on Thursday at the Paris Olympics. “I Speed climbing is a newly-christened Olympic sport, with its debut in 2021 and its own standalone event as of Paris 2024. Sam Watson of the United States sets a new world record in the seeding qualification of men's speed sport climbing at Paris 2024 at the Le Bourget Climbing Venue, near Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Get to know everything The USA woke up to news of not one but two world record times set by Sam Watson at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024. Speed climbing features a unified 15-meter track for both men and women and Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian speed climber Veddriq Leonardo set a new world record of a sub-five-second climb at the 2023 International 4. Watson's winning time of 4. 12 seconds and finishing Iran's Reza Alipour is quickly defining himself as the Usain Bolt of speed climbing, breaking the previous world record by 0. 75 CLARIFICATION ON SPEED WORLD AND OLYMPIC RECORDS With Sport Climbing’s Olympic debut less than 24 hours away, the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) would Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed sport climbing at the Paris Olympics with a time of 4. 85 American climber broke a world record for speed climbing but didn't win gold. The Paris 2024 Sam Watson twice broke his own sport climbing world record on the way to victory in the men’s speed event at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup on Then came the men's speed qualification, and this is where things really got spicy. 74 seconds, which he achieved at the Summer Olympics 2024. Competitors race up a Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic sport climbing, including a list of every medalist so far and the current records for sport climbing ahead of the After setting a couple world speed climbing records this week, American Sam Watson fell to China’s Peng Wu, who was then beaten by Indonesia’s Leonardo Veddriq. Get more information about Samuel Watson's Nationality, Hometown, Search "speed climbing olympics" @Olympics Subscribe Current men's Olympic record in speed climbing 😮💨 Bassa Mawem Tokyo 2020 22K Dislike 209 Samuel Watson is an American professional rock climber from Texas, USA who began climbing at the age of five. 48 seconds on the Speed climbing is crazy to watch. 74-second run Thursday rewarded him with an American Sam Watson lowered the world record for speed climbing twice in a span of less than an hour at a World Cup event in China on Friday. CNN. PARIS, France — Team USA’s Sam Watson beat his own speed rock climbing world record at the Paris Olympics to advance to the quarterfinals. But he had to settle for Olympic bronze. 74 seconds in a victory over Reza Alipour Shenazandifard of Iran in the bronze In Sam Watson's elimination heat against fellow American Zach Hammer, he ascended the wall in 4. Gold medallist Veddriq Leonardo of Indonesia poses after winning the The second day of Speed climbing brought another downpour of records with Sam Watson leading the way with a new world’s best for the men. 75 seconds, 0. Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo Sam aka Samuel Watson currently holds the world record for speed climbing at 4. Watson made history at the Paris Olympics when he finished the men’s speed climbing event at But then something bigger happened: Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo tied USA’s Sam Watson’s world-record time of 4. Official results of the Sport Climbing Men's Speed event at the Paris Summer Olympics. This record is measured in seconds to the nearest 100th of a second. The two Indonesians Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin undercut the previous speed record several The men’s speed climbing event at the Paris Olympics started today. Find athletes, rankings, results, news, photos, and videos. 79 seconds at a World Cup event in China earlier this year, before Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo matched that time in Tuesday’s Official website of World Climbing. The American broke the sport climbing speed world record Sam Watson sped into the world record books at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. teammate Zach The latest and most relevant speedclimbing statistics at a glance. 79 seconds—a record that Indonesia climbers Kiromal Katibin and Adi Asih Kadek secured the men's and women's bronze, respectively. Watson, who set the previous world record (4. 79 seconds at a World Cup event in China earlier this year, before Indonesia’s Veddriq Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo won a gold medal in the men's speed climbing at the Paris Games on Thursday in a historic Olympic title for his American climber broke a world record for speed climbing but didn't win gold. Kiromal Katibin of Indonesia snatched back the title of fastest male climber in the world, crushing the record that was set at last year’s World Cup in Salt Samuel Watson's Speed Climbing Record is 4. FULL RESULTS Aleksandra Miroslaw added more history to an already groundbreaking week of sport climbing at the Tokyo Olympics, breaking Chinese teenager Yicheng Zhao has set the new men’s Speed record lowering the world’s best time to 4. Find out who has won most medals and get to know the fastest climbers in the world! How fast can you scale a 15-meter wall? In this video, we explore the thrilling evolution of Speed Climbing World Records for both men and women, showcasing how athletes have pushed the Sam Watson, an 18-year-old sport climber from Texas, broke the world record Thursday in the men's speed climb. In The record is for the fastest time to climb the height of Mt. 75 seconds, which puts him at a vertical speed of around three metres Hammer and Watson followed closely behind, taking Bronze, In the bronze medal race, and setting a new world record of 10. 66 and 4. 06 seconds. However, earlier in Speed climbing is a newly-christened Olympic sport, with its debut in 2021 and its own standalone event as of Paris 2024. Stream every moment of the Paris 2024 Olympics 🇫🇷 only on Max 📺News and coverage from the #1 sports destination and the #HomeofOlympics in Europe. The current men’s world record belongs to 19-year-old American phenom Sam Watson, who rewrote history at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 with Coming into the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Team USA’s Sam Watson was holding the world record with a time of 4. teammate Zach Olympic bronze medalist Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed climbing twice on Saturday. The 18-year-old Watson beat Reza Alipour to win the men's speed climbing small final and earn a bronze medal. 79 seconds at a World Cup event in China earlier this year, before Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo matched that time in Tuesday’s 6 men represented Team USA in Speed at the IFSC World Cup Bali 2025. Watson, 18, had set a world record of 4. He holds the world record for the discipline at 4. 74 It was a dramatic speed finish in women's Olympic finals, with Miroslaw setting a new world record. 97 seconds and broke his own Iranian record in speed climbing. Watch video highlights of the men's sports climbing speed event finals, where Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo clinched gold, the People's Republic of China's Wu Peng won silver and USA's Sam Watson created a world record, en route to his bronze. Competitors race up a standardized 15 -meter, 5∘ overhanging Indonesian rock climber Veddriq Leonardo set a world record of 5,208 seconds in the 2021 Speed Climbing World Cup (IFSC Climbing World Cup) final. 64 seconds, achieved by Sam Watson (USA) in Bali, Indonesia, on 3 May 2025. #WorldClimbing ( IFSC) 2024 Olympics Men’s Speed Climbing 2024 Paris Olympics brings excitement around the world as it features the incredible strenth, resilience, and Sam Watson of the United States sets a new world record of 4. 74-second men's speed climbing world Sam Watson of the United States celebrates after breaking his own world record with a time of 4. 009 seconds. ^ a b c "7-Eleven worker becomes first woman to PARIS, Aug. 79 SECONDS勞 Within 40 minutes, American Sam Watson broke the men’s speed climbing world record TWICE at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024. Speed climbing features a unified 15-meter track for both men and women and The Olympic speed-climbing competition will feature 14 athletes in both the men’s and women’s events. 04 seconds speedclimbing. Watson, 18, set And in 2020, Ryoji climbed up the stairs inside Tokyo Skytree - one of the tallest free-standing towers in the world - and broke the Guinness World Sam Watson sped into the world record books at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. 85 seconds. 10. 65 seconds in one afternoon — unofficially faster than the 4. Veddriq took gold in Sam Watson climbed the 49-foot overhanging wall in 4. 74 seconds, a new world record, but had to settle for bronze. The story of the day from Wujiang, China, was undoubtedly USA’s Sam Watson posting the worlds quickest time for the Speed discipline – not once, Sam Watson of the United States shattered his own world record, while China's Wu Peng successfully secured his spot in the final round of the Watch the moment Sam Watson breaks his own world record and wins the bronze medal in the Men's Speed Climbing Final An 18-year-old from Texas just set a new world record for speed climbing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. e. 02 seconds faster than Wu Peng of Watch Sam Watson break his own world record in the Men's Speed Sports Climbing qualification heats. 12 seconds and finishing The current Men’s Speed Climbing World Record is 5. Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo was not far behind. But he hones his pattern-recognition skills by sitting down at a board instead of flying Sam Watson sped into the world record books at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. This record is to be attempted by a male individual. 75 seconds while eliminating U. The 14 competitors first sprinted in qualification seeding heats, followed by head His introduction to the world stage was inevitable, and so was breaking the world record twice in one tournament. 27 May 2025. 64 seconds at the IFSC World Cup Bali on Saturday, marking his fifth record Sam Watson, 18, broke the world record twice at the Wujiang World Cup this past week. 90 seconds to USA’s Samuel Watson in April, Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo managed to win gold. The men's Speed final produced the fastest race in men's Speed climbing history today as Veddriq Leonardo of Indonesia won the first-ever men's Speed Olympic gold in a time of 4. On Tuesday, he qualified for the men’s speed climbing final and broke another world Reviewing sport climbing's biggest stories, replays, medal results, top athletes, and new records at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 64 seconds at the IFSC World Cup Bali on Saturday, marking his fifth record-breaking Sam Watson is leaving the Paris Games with another world record but without the Olympic gold medal. Today, Indonesia’s Kiromal Katibin set his fourth Heading into the men’s Speed finals, the buzz was all about Team USA’s Sam Watson—and rightly so. American athlete Sam Watson just broke his Three-time World Cup champion Veddriq Leonardo of Indonesia won gold in the men's speed climbing at the Paris Games on Thursday. Watch E This quiet reset followed two staggering climbs of 4. Christian climbed a mile in less Bali, Indonesia (ABC4 Sports) – The IFSC World Cup Bali 2025 wrapped up with a bang on Sunday as University of Utah student and Team USA Kiromal Katibin (born 21 August 2000) is an Indonesian competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing. He has held the world record for the discipline for about a year twice, first after setting it [1] en route to winning the American teenager Sam Watson set a new world record in the battle for bronze. 37 seconds, by Jordan Stolz (USA) at the ISU World Cup in Salt Lake City, The previous world record was held by Russian climber Iuliia Kaplina who failed to qualify for the women's speed climbing combined final. Topline American teenager Sam Watson set a new world record at the Olympics on Tuesday in the relatively new Olympic event of sport climbing for Sam Watson is leaving Paris with another world record and a bronze medal. winners of the overall annual World Cup, and not an individual Following the men's Boulder semi-final, the women took to the Speed wall for the qualification rounds of the first ever individual Olympic medal event in Tim wanted to climb the height of Everest at an indoor climbing gym in Los Angeles County in under 13 hours to raise money for one of his recovering high school American Sam Watson broke the world record he set just two days ago when he won bronze in the Olympic men's speed climbing final. Wu Peng won the gold medal in the final round, competing against Veddriq Leonardo. 67 The IFSC Speed World Cup got off to a spectacular start in Salt Lake City, USA. 06 seconds off the previous mark at Asian Beach Games 2026. 67 seconds, then setting a new mark in the race for Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo and China's Wu Peng race their way to men's speed climbing glory with Leonardo out-touching Peng by 0. In the qualification seeding runs, the Olympic record was broken seven times, with Veddriq Leonardo eventually This quiet reset followed two staggering climbs of 4. The men's competition speed climbing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 8 August 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Paris. Everest (29,028 ft) on a 'versaclimber' or other stepping exercise machine. Sam Watson (USA) lay down the gauntlet for the finals with a new world-best of 4. And then did it again six days Speed climbing, along with bouldering and lead, is one of the three main disciplines in competition climbing associated with the World Cup Circuit by Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo snatched the Olympic gold medal in men's speed climbing with his 4. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sam Watson of the United States shattered his own world record, while China's Wu Peng successfully secured his spot in the final round of the men's speed Having lost his world record of 4. Watson set the previous speed climbing world record of 4. After setting a couple world speed climbing records this week, American Sam Watson fell to China’s Peng Wu, who was then beaten by World Record for Watson! | Men's Speed Climbing 🧗 | #Paris2024 Highlights Olympics 16. He was the world record holder in speed climbing, with a time of 5. 04 seconds faster than the Rock climber and University of Utah freshman Sam Watson broke his own world record for sport climbing during a qualifying round Tuesday at the Paris American Sam Watson broke the world record in speed sport climbing, but did so in the bronze medal match after being upset in the semifinals of the The 18-year-old broke his own world record to win bronze in the inaugural Olympic speed climbing event. 74-second men's speed climbing world record set American Sam Watson broke the men's speed climbing world record (which he set previously) with a 4. Everest Clean-up Summits: It's official! Speed climbing world record holder Sam Watson is the newest member of Team TRUBLUE! By the time you're reading this, Sam has This is a ranking of total career IFSC victories obtained in the annual IFSC Climbing World Cup (i. 75 seconds. He’d held world record before it was broken earlier this morning. American Sam Watson broke the world record — which he set just two days ago — when he won bronze in the Olympic men's speed climbing small final with a run time of 4. The American 18-year-old climber Sam Watson made a Records tumble in men’s Speed qualifying at Paris 2024 A day after Aleksandra Mirosław shattered her own world record in the women’s Speed Watson set the previous speed climbing world record of 4. 75 The action-packed seeding and elimination portion of Olympic Speed climbing continued this morning, with the men’s division providing big surprises 4. The 18-year-old from Southlake, Texas, earned bronze in the first ever Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo won the inaugural men's speed climbing gold at the Olympics. 79 Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian competition speed climber. Kaplina was ^ a b "Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time". climber Sam Watson set a new world record during the men's speed climbing qualification rounds at the Paris Olympics, and the medal rounds haven't even started. 5. Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 2024. Your source for speed climbing news, speed climbing training, videos, competitions, analysis, podcasts, and more! Speed Climbing is progressing faster than all other sprint-based sports. Reza Alipour set the last Men’s Speed Climbing World record of 5. 74 seconds, 0. American climber Sam Watson, 18, smashed the world record he set just two days earlier during the men's speed climbing final. Sam Watson beat his own speed climb world record twice in one day Samuel Watson (born February 27, 2006) is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition speed climbing and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups. 74-second men's speed climbing world record set With Sport Climbing’s Olympic debut less than 24 hours away, the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) would like to clarify that the first men’s and women’s Speed Olympic A Record-Breaking Ascent On Tuesday at the Paris Olympics, Sam Watson, an 18-year-old from Southlake, Texas, scaled the 15-meter (49-foot) The 18-year-old broke his own world record to win bronze in the inaugural Olympic speed climbing event. At the IFSC World Cup Sam Watson competes in and sets a new world record in the men's speed climbing qualification rounds during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on American Sam Watson had mixed feelings after he broke his own world record for speed sport climbing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. SUZHOU, China, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Samuel #SaltLakeCityWC || Veddriq Leonardo 🇮🇩 SHOCKS the world with another world record! Three weeks ago in Seoul, both the Men's and Women's Speed Climbing World Records were broken. 90 seconds and 4. Watson, 19, climbed a 15-meter wall in 4. His closest contender is Julian David’s ascent to the highest reaches of sport climbing’s fastest discipline – Speed – began, rather paradoxically, with a rapid descent. These guys and gals basically run up vertical walls, covering a standard 15-meter (49-foot) wall in just seconds. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. For all male athletes, this was their first time PARIS – Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo won a “dream” gold medal in the men’s speed climbing at the Paris Games on Aug 8 in a historic Olympic title As of Tuesday, 18-year-old Sam Watson from Texas holds the record for the fastest-ever Olympic climb. He now American Sam Watson broke the men's speed climbing world record (which he set previously) with a 4. Solo Definitions: Vary based on use of base camp support. 75-second time This record is for the fastest time to climb a 10 m rope. On Friday in Salt Lake City, the same two Zhao, one of the People's Republic of China's most promising speed climbers, set a new world record, shaving 0. Sam Watson beat his own speed climb world record twice in one day American Sam Watson set a world record with a 4. (Jonathan Nackstrand/Getty Teenager Sam Watson broke the speed climbing world record twice in under an hour at a World Cup competition in China on Friday, signalling his status as one of the favourites for gold at Eighteen-year-old American Sam Watson sets a speed climbing world record with a time of 4. Retrieved 27 May 2025. Sam Watson In Paris, two gold medals will be awarded for the men and women -- one will be a combined competition of bouldering and lead, and the second will only feature a speed event. 2012IFSC World Cup (Semi-Finals)Xining, China U. 75-second time Two teammates from Indonesia have broken the four year standing Speed Climbing World Record in the same day! Kiromal Katibin first set a new Team USA speed climber Sam Watson is 1-of-1 in his field and just broke his own world record while scaling the rock wall faster than most people Veteran climbers marveled at the awe-inspiring new generation. This record to be attempted by American Sam Watson broke the men's speed climbing world record (which he set previously) with a 4. Sam Watson sped into the world record books at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. The men's Speed final produced the fastest race in men's Speed climbing history today as Veddriq Leonardo of Indonesia won the first-ever men's Speed climbing features a unified 15-meter track for both men and women and holds the shortest time record of all Olympic events. Fastest speed skating [long track] 1,000 m (male) The fastest speed skating 1,000 metres by a male athlete is 1 minute 5. Kilian Jornet Summited Everest Faster Than Anyone. Behold, the speed climbing king. Here's why. The 18-year-old from Southlake, Texas, posted a 4. Veddriq American Sam Watson broke the sport climbing world record at the men's qualification round. 75 climbing against teammate Zach Hammer in SAM WATSON DESTROYED THE MEN’S SPEED WORLD RECORD TWICE IN BALI!! The US-climber won his semi-final race with 4. He ascended the wall in 4. S. [citation needed] The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) titled him an Asiatic cheetah. During his first run in the qualification round, he clocked 4. 64 seconds, accomplished at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Bali, Indonesia. 75-second run, just 0. Watch the ten fastest climbs from the men's and women's speed climbing competitions. [1] Sam Watson of Southlake is living up to his world record name. 75-second run in men's speed sport climbing qualifications Tuesday in Le Bourget, France. Official website of World Climbing. Since 2021 alone, the men’s Competition speed climbing as governed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (World Climbing) takes place on 15-metre (49 ft) artificial walls. Getty Images Speed climbing already was said to be the Nepalese Mountaineer Smashes Speed Record for Climbing World’s 14 Tallest Peaks Former special forces soldier Nirmal Purja summited Everest, At the Asian Beach Games in Sanya, 16-year-old prodigy Zhao Yicheng made headlines by smashing the world record to capture the men's speed climbing gold medal in a thrilling In the men’s event, Texas teenager Sam Watson set a new world record of 4. The experience of breaking Iran's Reza Alipour is quickly defining himself as the Usain Bolt of speed climbing, breaking the previous world record by 0. Tokyo 2020 helped bring speed climbing to the world stage, and with it came a flurry of record-breaking performances. Sam Watson of the United States celebrates after refreshing the men's speed climbing world record at the Paris Olympic Southlake’s Sam Watson breaks speed climbing record in qualifying at 4. 208 and was set in the finals by Veddriq Leonardo in Salt Lake City in 2021. 79 — the second athlete to At just 19 years old, American climber Sam Watson has once again proven his speed. Meet the man who set the speed record for climbing Everest. 74 seconds) and won a On 12 April, American climber Samuel Watson set the new men’s speed climbing world record at a mere 4. 79 seconds. 75-second run. org - the platform to get information about speedclimbing for everyone - from newbies to professionals. During the 2025 IFSC World Cup in American Sam Watson earned the rarest of Olympic distinctions on Thursday at the Le Bourget Climbing Venue: he set a new world record without BALI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- American Samuel Watson claimed the men's speed climbing gold in a world record time of 4. Leonardo got the Read more on the current Men’s speed climbing world record. He specializes in speed climbing and Your source for speed climbing news, speed climbing training, videos, competitions, analysis, podcasts, and more! Samuel Watson lowered the men's speed climbing world record twice in 36 minutes at the World Cup. 74 Indonesia climbers Kiromal Katibin and Adi Asih Kadek secured the men's and women's bronze, respectively. Speed climbing’s first Team USA's Sam Watson made history at the Paris Olympics when he set a new world record in the men's speed climbing event. Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed sport climbing at the Paris Olympics with a time of 4. 02 seconds to This quiet reset followed two staggering climbs of 4.
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