Nathaniel Coleman
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1997 Murray, Utah, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Utah | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Bouldering | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nathaniel Coleman (born January 1, 1997) is an American professional climber who won the silver medal in men's combined sport climbing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He became the first American male climber to qualify for the Olympic Games after advancing to the final at IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019 in November–December, 2019, a qualifying event for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.[1]
Climbing career
[edit]Competition climbing
[edit]From 2016 to 2018, Coleman won three straight USA Climbing Bouldering Open National Championships, and finished 2nd in the 2019 competition.[2] He also finished second in the 2019 Combined Invitational. Coleman won the 2020 USA Climbing Bouldering Open National Championships. Coleman also finished 4th overall in bouldering at the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, winning silver medals in Toronto and Vail.[3]
As a youth competitor, Coleman won the age group events at the USA Climbing Youth Bouldering Nationals in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.[4]
At 14, Coleman took fourth at Youth Bouldering Nationals in Boulder, Colorado.[5]
World Cup rankings
[edit]| Discipline | 2015 | 2021 |
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| Bouldering | 4 | 7 |
Bouldering
[edit]On June 17, 2020, Coleman completed the first ascent of The Grand Illusion, graded V16 (8C+), in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, United States.[6]
On December 3, 2024, Coleman recorded the first ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked in Thunder Ridge, Colorado, United States, and graded it V17 (9A).[7] This boulder problem is an extension of Defying Gravity graded V15 (8C) boulder, first ascended by Daniel Woods in 2013.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Burgman, John (December 2, 2019). "Highs and Lows: IFSC Toulouse Combined Olympic Qualifier". Climbing. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Burgman, John (March 28, 2019). "Meet the 2019 USA Climbing Overall National Team". Climbing. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "IFSC CLIMBING WORLDCUP 2015: M E N BOULDERING". International Federation of Sport Climbing. December 31, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Ashely, Amanda (February 6, 2017). "Nathaniel Coleman: Rising Comp Star". Climbing. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Miller, Delaney (March 23, 2020). "The Captain: The Rise of Nathaniel Coleman". Gym Climber. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Kamrani, Christopher (August 2, 2021). "Deep into the heart of the new Olympic event of sport climbing with Nathaniel Coleman, U.S. gold-medal hopeful". The Athletic. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Pardy, Aaron (January 2, 2025). "Nathaniel Coleman on Establishing the USA's Newest V17". Gripped. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ White, Xa (January 3, 2025). "Nathaniel Coleman - No One Mourns the Wicked V17/9A - First Ascent". UKClimbing. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
External links
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- Nathaniel Coleman at Team USA (archive January 5, 2023)
- Nathaniel Coleman at Olympedia (archive)
- Nathaniel Coleman at Olympics.com
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- People from Murray, Utah
- Sportspeople from Salt Lake County, Utah
- American rock climbers
- University of Utah alumni
- Sportspeople from Utah
- Olympic sport climbers for the United States
- Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sport climbing
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