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Indonesian rock climber (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing. 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 the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, and again at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Seoul.[2] He is the current Olympic champion, having won speed climbing in 2024, thus becoming the first Indonesian non-badminton Olympic gold medalist.[3][4]
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Born | Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | 11 March 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Tanjungpura University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of climber | Competition speed climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was first introduced to competition climbing in his first year of high school. In 2014, he participated in his first national championship in Tanjung Balai Karimun, where he was finished the top eight. In 2016, he won his first medal (bronze) in the junior national championship in Bangka Belitung. His first international event was 2018 Moscow World Cup where he placed third.[5]
Men's speed
Men's speed
Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, United States | ![]() |
7.230–fall | ![]() |
[8] |
Men's speed
Men's speed relay
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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18.686–fall | ![]() |
[10] |
2022 | Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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FS–W | ![]() |
[11] |
Men's speed
Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia | ![]() |
5.460–5.547 | ![]() |
[12] |
2022 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
6.04–5.91 | ![]() |
[13] |
Men's speed relay
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia | ![]() ![]() |
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fall–23.492 | ![]() |
Men's speed
Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
wc–fs | ![]() |
[15] |
2021 | Salt Lake City, United States | ![]() |
5.208–fall | ![]() |
[16] |
2021 | Villars, Switzerland | ![]() |
5.329–7.35 | ![]() |
[17] |
2022 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
6.965–fall | ![]() |
[18] |
2022 | Salt Lake City (I), United States | ![]() |
5.595–fall | ![]() |
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2022 | Salt Lake City (II), United States | ![]() |
6.330–fall | ![]() |
[20] |
2023 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
5.01–5.12 | ![]() |
[21] |
2023 | Salt Lake City, United States | ![]() |
4.95–6.99 | ![]() |
[22] |
Men's speed
Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Gayal Beach, Neom, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
5.077–5.347 | ![]() |
[23][24] |
Discipline | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Speed | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2018 | 1 | 1 | ||
2021 | 2 | 2 | ||
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
2023 | 2 | 2 | ||
Total | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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