Jongwon Chon

Jongwon Chon (born February 7, 1996) is a South Korean sport climber, who won the IFSC Climbing World Cup in 2015 and 2017 in the bouldering discipline.

Jongwon Chon
Jongwon Chon at the Olympic stadium in Munich, 2015
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korea
Born (1996-02-07) February 7, 1996
Seoul[1]
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climberBouldering
Known forWinning World Cup in 2015
Medal record
World Cup
Winner2015Bouldering
Winner2017Bouldering
2017Combined
World Championships
2018Bouldering
Updated on November 13, 2017.
The native form of this personal name is Chon Jongwon. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Jongwon Chon
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationCheon Jong-won
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏn Chongwŏn
Jongwon Chon, Jan Hojer and Adam Ondra as winners of the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup

Biography

In 2012 Chon participated in his first international youth competitions. In 2013 he won second place in the Asian youth championships.[2] Since 2014 he climbs as an adult in the Bouldering World Cup. In his first season, he reached the finals twice and won fourth place both times. He finished the season at rank 9.[3]

Chon reached the finals of the IFSC World Cup four times in 2015 and finished 6th in Toronto, 2nd in Chongquing, 1st in Haiyang, and 3rd in Munich. These rankings were enough for him to win the season, ahead of Jan Hojer of Germany and Adam Ondra of the Czech Republic.[4]

In 2016 he came 3rd in the IFSC World Cup in Chongqing, 4th in Navi Mumbai and 2nd in Munich. He came 1st in Innsbruck, reaching 4th place for the season. He also came first place in La Sportiva Legends Only, with impressive shows of finger strength.

In the past, Chon participated in competitions in the disciplines of lead climbing and speed climbing, but since he began climbing in the World Cup, he has specialized in bouldering.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup[5]
Discipline 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Lead 64 59 - - 23
Bouldering - 9 1 4 1
Speed - - - -
Combined - 5 - - 2

Climbing World Championships[2]
Discipline 2014 2016 2018
Lead - - 33
Bouldering 35 9 2
Speed - - 110

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Bouldering[2]
Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
20151113
20161113
201733
2018
2019 1 1
Total52310

References
  1. Becker, Ralf. "Jongwon CHON". Digital ROCK. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Chon's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2014: M E N bouldering, as of 2014-12-31
  4. IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2015: M E N bouldering, as of 2015-08-15
  5. IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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