Great Britain paraclimbing team

The Great Britain paraclimbing team represents Great Britain in paraclimbing. They are administered by British Mountaineering Council.[1]and currently sponsored by the Oakwood Climbing Centre and Quay Climbing Centre[2]. In 2018 the team had their best season ever coming 2nd in the IFSC Climbing World Championships Paraclimbing medal table with 3 World Champions gaining Gold, a Silver and a Bronze medal[3]

Great Britain paraclimbing team
SportCompetition climbing
LocationUnited Kingdom
Head coach
  • Robin O'Leary
  • Belinda Fuller
Main sponsor
  • Oakwood Climbing Centre
  • Quay Climbing Centre
Parent groupBritish Mountaineering Council
Websitehttp://www.gbclimbingteam.co.uk/paraclimbing

Current team[2]
  • Abigail Robinson (B2)
  • Hannah Baldwin (RP2)
  • Anita Aggarwal (RP2)
  • Leanora Volpe (RP2)
  • Martha Evans (RP3)
  • Joanna Newton (AL2)
  • Isabella Walsh (AU2)
  • Matthew Phillips (AU2)
  • James Rudge (AU2)
  • Jesse Dufton (B1)
  • Richard Slocock (B2)
  • Lux Losey (B3)
  • Kai Johnson (RP2)
  • Kenneth Ellacott (RP2)
  • Mikey Cleverdon (RP3)
  • Dave Bowes (RP3)
  • Martin Heald (AL2)
  • Josh Senior (AL2)
  • Stuart Sneddon (AL2)
  • Luke Smith (RP3)

Coaches[2]
  • Robin O'Leary
  • Belinda Fuller

Successes

2018 World Paraclimbing Championships, Innsbruck 5 Podiums inc 3 World Champions.[4]

2019 World Paraclimbing Championships, Briancon 9 podiums inc all defending World Champions retained their title.[2]

Medal Results
Year Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Innsbruck 3 1 1 5
2019 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Briancon 3 3 3 9

References
  1. Spriggins, Zoe (2019-02-01). "GB Climbing Teams". www.thebmc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. "Ultimate medal-haul for GB Paraclimbing Team at IFSC World Championships 2019". www.thebmc.co.uk. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. O'Leary, Robin (2018-09-15). "Three Golds in Paraclimbing World Championships for Team GB". UKC Climbing. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. "NEWS: Three Golds in Paraclimbing World Championships for Team GB". www.www.ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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