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Julian David (climber)

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Julian David
David at the Halberg Awards in 2024
Personal information
Born (2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 19)[1]
La Rochelle, France
Home townTauranga, New Zealand
Years active2022—present
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition speed climbing
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Coached byRob Moore

Julian David (born 30 January 2005) is a competition speed climber from New Zealand. He represented New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

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David was born in La Rochelle, France, and moved to New Zealand at three years old. He started speed climbing in 2019.[2][1]

Career

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In August 2023, David won the 2023 Youth World Championships in Seoul, South Korea, becoming New Zealand's first ever gold medal winner at the world championships.[3][4]

In November 2023, David won the 2023 Oceania Qualifier in Melbourne, Australia, and qualified to represent New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7] In February 2024, he won the Halberg Awards Emerging Talent Award.[8]

During the Olympics, David advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's speed event, before being eliminated by Sam Watson.[9][10]

Major results

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Olympic Games

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Discipline 2024
Speed 8

World championships

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Discipline 2023
Speed 62

World Cup

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Discipline 2022 2023 2024
Speed 101 69 33

References

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  1. ^ a b "David Julian". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tauranga teenage speed climber Julian David sets sight on the 2024 Olympics". The New Zealand Herald. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Julian David Wins Youth World Championship Gold". alpineclub.org. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "David Wins First Ever Youth Worlds Medal for New Zealand". ifsc-climbing.org. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ Wong, Samantha (4 August 2024). "Sport climbing preview: New format for Paris Olympics means twice as many medals". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Oceania Sport Climbing Olympic Qualifier: New Zealand duo Tetzlaff and David win Speed titles to obtain Paris 2024 quotas – full results". olympics.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Paris 2024: Julian David and Sarah Tetzlaff become first New Zealand climbers to qualify for Olympic Games". The New Zealand Herald. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Future New Zealand's Olympian Julian David Presented With Halberg Award". ifsc-climbing.org. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ^ Reid, Felicity (7 August 2024). "NZ speed climber to meet world record holder at Olympics - much to his surprise". RNZ.co.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ "American teen Sam Watson wins speed climbing bronze with new world record". nbcconnecticut.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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Awards
Preceded by Halberg Awards – Emerging Talent Award
2023
Succeeded by
Incumbent