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| Born | (2001-04-09)April 9, 2001 (age 23) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of San Diego (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rock climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brooke Raboutou (/ˈræbətuː/RAB-ə-too; born April 9, 2001)[2] is a French-American professionalrock climber who specializes incompetition climbing where she competes as part of theUS National Team. She won the silver medal in thecombined bouldering and lead climbing event at the2024 Summer Olympics.
Both of Raboutou's parents,Didier Raboutou [fr] andRobyn Erbesfield-Raboutou, are former world championcompetition climbers and leading outdoorsport climbers with notablefirst free ascents.[3] Her brother,Shawn Raboutou, is a professionalrock climber who specializes inbouldering.
Raboutou attended the University of San Diego and was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
At age 9, she climbed aV10 (7C+)boulder, and became the youngest woman to climb a5.13b (8a)sport climbing route. At 10, she sent aV11 (8A) boulder and became the youngest woman to climb a5.13d (8b) sport route. At 11, she became the youngest woman to send a5.14b (8c) sport route.[4][5][6][7]
In October 2023, she made the second female ascent ofBox Therapy, aV16 (8C+) boulder, and proposed a downgrade toV15 (8C).[8][9]
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Raboutou was at theUniversity of San Diego in 2018 before taking time off to prepare for the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[10] where she finished in 5th place in thecombined event.[11]
In April 2023, she won theIFSC Boulder World Cup inHachioji, Japan, claiming her first everIFSC Climbing World Cup gold medal.[12][13]
In 2024, Raboutou placed first in the rankings of the boulder and lead combined event at theOlympic Qualifier Series, securing a spot for the combined event at the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[14]
Raboutou won the silver medal in thecombined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics,[15] becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in sport climbing.[16]
| Discipline | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 58 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 15 | – |
| Bouldering | 49 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| Speed | 70 | 73 | 21 | – | – | – |
Bouldering[18]
| Season | First | Second | Third | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Lead[18]
| Season | First | Second | Third | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Youth[18]
| Discipline | 2016 Youth B | 2017 Youth A | 2018 Youth A | 2019 Juniors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bouldering | 3 | 3 | 6 | – |
| Speed | 17 | 28 | 18 | – |
| Combined | 1 | 2 | – | – |
Senior
| Discipline | 2019 Hachioji | 2021 Moscow | 2023 Bern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Bouldering | 41 | 5 | 3 |
| Speed | 24 | – | – |
| Combined | 9 | – | 4 |
