Tomoa Narasaki
Tomoa Narasaki (楢崎 智亜 Narasaki Tomoa, born June 22, 1996) is a Japanese professional sport climber and boulderer.
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| Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 22, 1996 Utsunomiya, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional sport climber and boulderer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Bouldering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | World Cup winner and World Champion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on June 9, 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| Lead | 52 | - | - | - | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Bouldering | - | 26 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Speed | - | - | - | - | 84 | 52 | 44 |
| Combined | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Lead[5]
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Bouldering[5]
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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.
- 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
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