Nathaniel Coleman

Nathaniel Coleman (born January 1, 1997) is an American professional climber who won the silver medal in men's combined sport climbing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He became the first American male climber to qualify for the Olympic Games after advancing to the final at IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019 in November–December, 2019, a qualifying event for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.^[1]

Nathaniel Coleman

Coleman in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 28) Murray, Utah, U.S.
Education	University of Utah
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Climbing career
Type of climber	Bouldering
Medal record Men's competition climbing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Combined World Cup 2015 Toronto Bouldering 2015 Vail Bouldering

Climbing career

Competition climbing

From 2016 to 2018, Coleman won three straight USA Climbing Bouldering Open National Championships, and finished 2nd in the 2019 competition.^[2] He also finished second in the 2019 Combined Invitational. Coleman won the 2020 USA Climbing Bouldering Open National Championships. Coleman also finished 4th overall in bouldering at the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, winning silver medals in Toronto and Vail.^[3]

As a youth competitor, Coleman won the age group events at the USA Climbing Youth Bouldering Nationals in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.^[4]

At 14, Coleman took fourth at Youth Bouldering Nationals in Boulder, Colorado.^[5]

World Cup rankings

Discipline	2015	2021
Bouldering	4	7

Bouldering

On June 17, 2020, Coleman completed the first ascent of The Grand Illusion, graded V16 (8C+), in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, United States.^[6]

On December 3, 2024, Coleman recorded the first ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked in Thunder Ridge, Colorado, United States, and graded it V17 (9A).^[7] This boulder problem is an extension of Defying Gravity graded V15 (8C) boulder, first ascended by Daniel Woods in 2013.^[8]