Taisei Homma
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 1, 1999 Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional sport climber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Taisei Homma (本間 大晴, Homma Taisei, born October 1, 1999) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition climbing.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
In 2022, Homma won multiple World Cup medals, collecting his first gold medal and two silver medals in the Lead World Cup.[1]
In 2023, Homma won the silver and bronze medals at the Briançon 2023 Lead World Cup and Wujiang 2023 Lead World Cup respectively.[2][3]
In 2024, Homma won the silver medal at the Wujiang 2024 Lead World Cup.[4]
Rankings
| Discipline[5] | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Lead | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Discipline[6] | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Lead | 50 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
Notable ascents
5.15a (9a+)
References
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (2022-07-03). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (2023-07-16). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (2023-09-24). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ de Villiers, Ockert (2024-04-14). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "TAISEI HOMMA". IFSC Results Service. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "TAISEI HOMMA". Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "La Rambla 5.15a for Taisei Homma | Gripped Magazine". Gripped.com. December 22, 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-27.