Chaehyun Seo

Chaehyun Seo (Hangul: 서채현, born 1 November 2003), is a South Korean professional climber.

Chaehyun Seo
Seo in 2019
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korea
Born (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climberLead climbing and Bouldering
Highest grade9a (5.14d)
Known forWinning Lead World Cup overall title in her senior debut season.
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cups 4 1 1
Asian Championships 2 - -
World Cup
Winner2019Lead
Asian Championships
2019Lead
2019Bouldering
The native form of this personal name is Seo Chae-hyun. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Seo.
Chaehyun Seo
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationSeo Chae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Ch'aehyŏn

She won the 2019 Lead World Cup overall title in her senior debut season. She has been nicknamed "The 2nd Jain Kim" because of her success in 2019 lead climbing competitions.[1]

Biography

Seo was born into a family of climbers. She started climbing in 2008. Her father owns a climbing gym in Seoul.

In 2018, at age fourteen, Seo sent a 9a route Bad Girls Club at the Wicked Cave at Rifle, Colorado.[2]

In 2019, she made her IFSC Climbing World Cup debut and won the Lead World Cup season title ahead of Slovenian Janja Garnbret and Japanese Natsuki Tanii by winning 4 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals in six out of six lead events.[3] Then she participated in the Asian Championships and placed first in both lead and bouldering disciplines.[4]

For a list of her notable ascents see her profile on theCrag.

Rankings

World Cup
[5] 2019
Lead 1
Bouldering -
Speed -
Combined -

World Championships
[6] 2019
Lead 4
Bouldering 13
Speed 50
Combined 13

Asian Championships
[6] 2019
Lead 1
Bouldering 1
Speed 15
Combined 4

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead
Season[6] Gold Silver Bronze Total
2019 4 1 1 6
Total 4 1 1 6

References
  1. "'제2의 김자인' 고교생 서채현 떴다". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. Burgman, John. "The Korean Crusher: Chaehyeon Seo Sends 5.14d at Age 14". Climbing Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. "IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP 2019: W O M E N LEAD".
  4. "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - BOGOR (INA) 2019".
  5. IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  6. IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Seo's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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