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Chon Jong-won

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In this Korean name, the family name is Chon.
Chon Jong-won
Chon in 2018
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1996-02-07) February 7, 1996 (age 28)
Seoul[1]
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Ape index+6 cm (2 in)
Known forWinning World Cup in 2015
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Innsbruck Bouldering
World Cup
Winner 2015 Bouldering
Winner 2017 Bouldering
Second place 2017 Combined
Updated on November 13, 2017
Chon Jong-won
Hangul
천종원
Revised RomanizationCheon Jong-won
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏn Chong-wŏn
Chon Jong-won, Jan Hojer and Adam Ondra as winners of the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup

Chon Jong-won (born February 7, 1996) is a South Korean competition climber, who won the IFSC Climbing World Cup in 2015 and 2017 in the competition bouldering discipline and competed in the 2020 Olympics.

Biography

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In 2012 Chon participated in his first international youth competition climbing events. In 2013, he won second place in the Asian Youth Championships.[2] Since 2014 he has climbed as an adult in the IFSC Climbing World Cup in the competition bouldering discipline. In his first season, he reached the finals twice and won fourth place both times. He finished the season at rank 9.[3]

Chon reached the finals of the IFSC World Cup four times in 2015 and finished 6th in Toronto, 2nd in Chongquing, 1st in Haiyang, and 3rd in Munich. These rankings were enough for him to win the season, ahead of Jan Hojer of Germany and Adam Ondra of the Czech Republic.[4]

In 2016, he came 3rd in the IFSC World Cup in Chongqing, 4th in Navi Mumbai, and 2nd in Munich. He came 1st in Innsbruck, reaching 4th place for the season. He also came first place in La Sportiva Legends Only, with impressive shows of finger strength.

Chon competed in the sport climbing event in Tokyo 2020, placing 10th overall.[5]

In the past, Chon participated in competitions in the disciplines of lead climbing and speed climbing, but since he began climbing in the World Cup, he has specialized in bouldering.

Rankings

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Climbing World Cup

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Discipline 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Lead 64 59 - - 23 - 58 - 78 95
Bouldering - 9 1 4 1 7 4 27 9 7
Combined - 5 - - 2 19

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Climbing World Championships

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Discipline 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023
Lead - - 33 24 32 39
Bouldering 35 9 2 12 49 23
Speed - - 110 33 - -
Combined - - 10 20 - 34

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Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

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Bouldering

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Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2015 1 1 1 3
2016 1 1 1 3
2017 3 3
2018
2019 1 1
2021
2022
2023 1 1
Total 5 2 4 11

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References

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  1. ^ Becker, Ralf. "Jongwon CHON". Digital ROCK. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Chon's profile and rankings". Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2014: M E N bouldering Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, as of 2014-12-31
  4. ^ IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2015: M E N bouldering Archived 2014-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, as of 2015-08-15
  5. ^ Olympics: Olympic Athlete Profile: JONGWON CHONArchived 2021-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, as of 2023-05-05
  6. ^ IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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