Tomoa Narasaki
 Tomoa Narasaki in Munich, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 22, 1996 Utsunomiya, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional sport climber and boulderer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Climbing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of climber | Bouldering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | World Cup winner and World Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on June 9, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tomoa Narasaki (楢崎 智亜 Narasaki Tomoa, born June 22, 1996) is a Japanese professional sport climber and boulderer.
He started climbing when he was 10 years old together with Sachi Amma, in Sachi’s family climbing gym. Previously, he had been training apparatus gymnastics.[1] In 2016, he won both the Bouldering World Championship and the Bouldering World Cup and in 2019 he won the Bouldering World Cup.[2] His younger brother Meichi Narasaki is also a professional sport climber.[3]
Rankings
Climbing World Cup[4]
| Discipline | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 52 | - | - | - | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Bouldering | - | 26 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Speed | - | - | - | - | 84 | 52 | 44 |
| Combined | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Climbing World Championships[5]
| Discipline | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | - | - | 13 | 4 |
| Bouldering | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Speed | - | - | 21 | |
| Combined | - | - | 5 | 1 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Lead[5]
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Bouldering[5]
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
References
- ^ "Narasaski comments on his victories and is going for the Olympics". 8a.nu. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Tomoa Narasaki earns second overall World Cup bouldering title". The Japan Times. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "NARASAKI CONTINUES TO DOMINATE". IFSC Climbing. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ IFSC, ed. (November 18, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c IFSC, ed. (November 18, 2019). "Narasaki's profile and rankings". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
External links
- Tomoa Narasaki's profile on Adidas-rockstars.com
- Tomoa Narasaki's profile on Fiveten.com