Sport Climbing
Facts
| Discipline of | Sport Climbing |
|---|---|
| Participants | 40 |
| NOCs | 19 |
| Competitions held | 2 (Venues) |
| Distinct events | 4 |
| IF | International Federation of Sport Climbing |
Description
Sport climbing, as opposed to Alpinism, is a sport testing how fast or how far athletes may ascend vertical walls, usually done indoors on specially designed climbing walls. The sport débuted at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with a combined event for both men and women.
Sport climbing is governed internationally by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), which separated from the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA) in 2007. World Championships in sport climbing have been held since 1991, and a World Cup circuit has been contested since 2007.
All-time medal table
Olympic Games
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia |  SLO |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain |  ESP |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan |  JPN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States |  USA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria |  AUT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | JPN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Austria | AUT |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovenia | SLO |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Ginés | ESP |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Janja Garnbret | SLO |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miho Nonaka | JPN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathaniel Coleman | USA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jakob Schubert | AUT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Akiyo Noguchi | JPN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keita Dohi | JPN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandra Lettner | AUT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shuta Tanaka | JPN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vita Lukan | SLO |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Avezou | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Lammer | AUT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Event types
| Name | Gender | Still contested? | Times held? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined | Men | 1 | |
| Combined | Women | 1 | |
| Combined | Boys | 1 | |
| Combined | Girls | 1 |