Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games
| Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Sloss Furnaces |
| Dates | 14–16 July |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games | ||
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| Boulder | men | women |
| Lead | men | women |
| Speed | men | women |
The sport climbing competition at the 2022 World Games took place from 14 to 16 July 2022,[1] at the Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, United States. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It served as a qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, 
France.[2]
Qualification
[edit]Athletes qualified for the World Games through their placement in various international and continental championships held in 2020 and 2021. If a quota for a particular event is not used, then it is allocated to the next eligible athlete in the same event.[3]
| Standard | Lead | Speed | Boulder | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 1. International quota | ||||||
| 2021 World Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 World Cup rankings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| World Youth Junior | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| World Youth A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Continental quota | ||||||
| 2021 Asian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 African Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 European Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 Oceanian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Host nation quota | ||||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Subtotals | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 72 | |||||
Participating nations
[edit]59 climbers from 17 nations participated.[4]
Australia (1)
Austria (6)
Belgium (3)
Chile (2)
Ecuador (1)
France (7)
Germany (2)
Indonesia (2)
Israel (2)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (2)
Poland (3)
Slovenia (5)
South Africa (3)
Switzerland (2)
Ukraine (4)
United States (7)
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Events
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder |
Nicolas Collin (BEL)
|
Kokoro Fujii (JPN)
|
Yoshiyuki Ogata (JPN)
|
| Speed |
Veddriq Leonardo (INA)
|
Kiromal Katibin (INA)
|
Yaroslav Tkach (UKR)
|
| Lead |
Sascha Lehmann (SUI)
|
Masahiro Higuchi (JPN)
|
Mejdi Schalck (FRA)
|
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder |
Miho Nonaka (JPN)
|
Katja Debevec (SLO)
|
Mao Nakamura (JPN)
|
| Speed |
Emma Hunt (USA)
|
Natalia Kałucka (POL)
|
Franziska Ritter (GER)
|
| Lead |
Jessica Pilz (AUT)
|
Natsuki Tanii (JPN)
|
Lana Skušek (SLO)
|
References
[edit]- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". Reuters. April 2, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "WORLD GAMES 2022: LIST OF QUALIFYING EVENTS AND QUOTA" (PDF). International Federation of Sport Climbing. March 19, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Sport Climbing – Number of Entries by Country" (PDF). swog2022.sportresult.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.[permanent dead link]