Tomoa_Narasaki

Tomoa Narasaki

Tomoa Narasaki

Japanese rock climber


Tomoa Narasaki (楢﨑 智亜 Narasaki Tomoa, born June 22, 1996) is a Japanese professional rock climber who specializes in bouldering and competition bouldering.

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Early life

Narasaki started climbing at age 10, together with Sachi Amma, in Sachi's family climbing gym. Previously, he had been training apparatus gymnastics.[1]

Climbing career

Competition climbing

Narasaki won the IFSC World Championships in bouldering in 2016 and 2019, and was also the overall winner of the IFSC Climbing World Cup for bouldering in 2016 and 2019.[2]

Narasaki formerly held the Japanese record for competition speed climbing with a time of 5.73 seconds, which he secured in March 2021 at the Climbing Japan Cup speed competition.[3] He devised the "Tomoa skip", a speed climbing technique to bypass one of the lower holds on the speed climbing wall.[4]

In 2019, Narasaki qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by winning gold in the IFSC Climbing World Championships.[5] He placed fourth in the Olympic combined event.[6]

Narasaki qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris by placing third in the combined event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships.[7]

Bouldering

On December 1, 2019, Narasaki became the sixth climber to flash a V14 (8B+) grade boulder after sending Decided in Mizugaki, Japan, on his first attempt.[8] In 2021, Narasaki sent Asagimadara V15 (8C) on his third attempt.[9] In December 2023, he flashed Gakidō, originally graded V16 (8C+), although Narasaki gave the boulder a grade of V14 after his send. Narasaki subsequently made the first ascent of the sit start to the climb, which he named Ashuradō and graded V15.

Personal life

On December 25, 2021, Narasaki and fellow Japanese climber Akiyo Noguchi announced their marriage on their respective social media pages.[10]

Narasaki's younger brother, Meichi Narasaki, is also a professional climber.[11]

Rankings

Climbing World Cup[12]

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Climbing World Championships[13]

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World Cup podiums

Lead[13]

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Bouldering[13]

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See also


References

  1. "Narasaski comments on his victories and is going for the Olympics". 8a.nu. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. "Tomoa Narasaki earns second overall World Cup bouldering title". The Japan Times. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. "Tomoa Narasaki raring to scale Olympic walls in sport climbing debut". Kyodo News. August 2, 201. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. Nagatsuka, Kaz (21 August 2019). "Tomoa Narasaki climbs to gold at world championships, punches ticket for 2020 Olympics". The Japan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. "Tomoa Narasaki Olympic Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. "Tomoa Narasaki Flashes Decided V14 in Japan". Gripped. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. "Japanese sport climbing stars Noguchi, Narasaki announce marriage". Kyodo News. December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. "NARASAKI CONTINUES TO DOMINATE". IFSC Climbing. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. IFSC, ed. (November 18, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. IFSC, ed. (November 18, 2019). "Narasaki's profile and rankings". Retrieved November 18, 2019.

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