Indonesian speed climber (born 1997)
Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesiancompetition speed climber . He has held the world record for the discipline for about a year twice, first after setting it[ 1] en route to winning the men's speed climbing event at the2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup inSalt Lake City , and again at the2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup inSeoul .[ 2] He is the current Olympic champion, having wonspeed climbing in 2024 , thus becoming the first Indonesian non-badminton Olympic gold medalist.[ 3] [ 4]
He was first introduced tocompetition speed climbing in his first year of high school. In 2014, he participated in his first national championship inTanjung Balai Karimun , where he was finished the top eight. In 2016, he won his first medal (bronze) in the junior national championship inBangka Belitung . His first international event was2018 Moscow World Cup where he placed third.[ 5]
Men's speed
Men's speed
Men's speed
Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref 2022 Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre,Shaoxing , China Wu Peng 4.955–5.119 Bronze [ 9]
Men's speed relay
Asian Championships [ edit ] Men's speed
Men's speed relay
IFSC Climbing World Cup [ edit ] Men's speed
Men's speed
Discipline 2021 2022 2023 Speed 1 1 1
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup [ edit ] Season Gold Silver Bronze Total 2018 1 1 2021 2 2 2022 2 1 3 2023 2 2 Total 6 2 8
Awards & nominations[ edit ] Awards Year Category Nominee/work Result Ref. Santini JebreeetMedia Awards 2024 Favorite Male Athlete Veddriq Leonardo Nominated [ 28] The World Games 2024 Athlete of the Year Veddriq Leonardo Won [ 29]
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