.jpg) David at the Halberg Awards in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2005-01-30)30 January 2005 (age 21)[1] La Rochelle, France |
| Home town | Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Years active | 2022—present |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | Competition speed climbing |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Coached by | Rob Moore |
Julian David (born 30 January 2005) is acompetition speed climber from New Zealand. He represented New Zealand at the2024 Summer Olympics.
David was born inLa Rochelle, France, and moved to New Zealand at three years old. He started speed climbing in 2019.[2][1]
In August 2023, David won the 2023 Youth World Championships inSeoul, South Korea, becoming New Zealand's first ever gold medal winner at the world championships.[3][4]
In November 2023, David won the 2023 Oceania Qualifier inMelbourne, Australia, andqualified to represent New Zealand at the2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7] In February 2024, he won theHalberg Awards Emerging Talent Award.[8]
During the Olympics, David advanced to the quarterfinals of themen's speed event, before being eliminated bySam Watson.[9][10]
| Discipline | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 8 |
| Discipline | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 62 |
| Discipline | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | 101 | 69 | 33 |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Halberg Awards – Emerging Talent Award 2023 | Succeeded by |
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