Reza Alipour
![]() Alipour in May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Reza Alipour Shenazandifard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) |
Asiatic cheetah The world's fastest vertical man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Qazvin, Iran | 29 April 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Firefighter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sport Climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Speed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reza Alipour Shenazandifard (Persian: رضا علیپور شنازندی فرد, born 29 َApril 1994) is an Iranian speed climber from Qazvin. He is titled the Asiatic cheetah (Genius).[1] and the "Vertical World's Fastest Man."
On Apr 30, 2017 in Nanjing, China, Alipour set a new world record; scaling a 15-meter wall in 5.48 seconds, snatching the gold medal, and shattering the previous record of 5.60 seconds held by Ukraine's Danyil Boldyrev.[2]
In 2013 at the World Cup in Haiyang, China, he broke the world record and registered 06.24 seconds to win the first gold medal in speed climbing in Iranian history. Then in 2014 in Spain, he registered 05.97 seconds and broke his own Iranian record in speed climbing. The International Federation of Sport Climbing IFSC entitled him an Asiatic cheetah. Upon setting the new world record of 5.48 seconds at the IFSC World Cup Nanjing, he was named the Usain Bolt of speed climbing.[3]
He has been crowned the 2017 International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Year. Alipour received 90,790 votes in the contest with second place going to Ukrainian powerlifter Larysa Soloviova, who scored 90,036.[4]
He also finished in first place at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang in Men's Speed Climbing competition, Zhong Qixin from China won the silver medal and bronze medal went to Indonesian climber Aspar Jaelolo.[5]
World Cup podiums
Season | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2013 | Haiyang, China | Speed | 1st |
Wujiang, China | Speed | 2nd | |
2014 | Chamonix, France | Speed | 3rd |
2015 | Haiyang, China | Speed | 3rd |
Wujiang, China | Speed | 1st | |
2016 | Nanjing, China | Speed | 1st |
Chamonix, France | Speed | 3rd | |
2017 | Nanjing, China | Speed | 1st |
Villars, Switzerland | Speed | 1st | |
Arco, Italy | Speed | 2nd | |
2018 | Moscow, Russia | Speed | 1st |
Arco, Italy | Speed | 3rd |
References
- ↑ CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC). "Wall climbing is an Olympic sport and 'Asian Cheetah' is the fastest at it". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ "More Records Broken in China!".
- ↑ "Iranian wall climber fastest in world: CBC News". Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ↑ "Athlete of the Year 2017!". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ "Reza Alipour Wins Iran's 10th Gold Medal". Tasnim News. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php?option=com_ifsc&view=athlete&id=10635&cat=23