Seo Chae-hyun
Seo Chae-hyun (Hangul: 서채현, born 1 November 2003), also known as Chaehyun Seo, is a South Korean professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing. She won the overall 2019 World Cup title in competition lead climbing in her senior debut season.[1]
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| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest grade | 9a+ (5.15a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Winning the overall World Cup for lead in her senior debut season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Seo Chae-hyun | |
| Hangul | |
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| Revised Romanization | Seo Chae-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Ch'ae-hyŏn |
Early life
Seo was born into a family of climbers. She started climbing in 2008. Her father owns a climbing gym in Seoul.
Climbing career
Rock climbing
In 2018, at age fourteen, Seo redpointed a 9a (5.14d) sport climbing route called Bad Girls Club at the Wicked Cave at Rifle, Colorado.[2]
On November 22, 2022, Seo redpointed the famous 9a+ (5.15a) Spanish sport climb, La Rambla, becoming the second woman to redpoint the route.[3][4]
Competition climbing
In 2019, she made her IFSC Climbing World Cup debut and won the Lead World Cup season title ahead of Slovenian Janja Garnbret and Japanese Natsuki Tanii by winning 4 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals in six out of six lead events.[5] Then she participated in the Asian Championships and placed first in both lead and bouldering disciplines.[6]
In 2019, she qualified for the first appearance of Sport Climbing at the Summer Olympics. She was due to compete at the IFSC Asian Continental Championships which was cancelled. Her placing at the IFSC Combined World Championships led to her being given the place alongside teammate Jongwon Chon.[7]
Rankings
World Championships
| [9] | 2019 | 2021 |
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| Lead | 4 | 1 |
| Bouldering | 13 | 37 |
| Speed | 50 | – |
| Combined | 13 | – |
Asian Championships
| [9] | 2019 |
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| Lead | 1 |
| Bouldering | 1 |
| Speed | 15 |
| Combined | 4 |
World Cup podiums
Lead
| Season[9] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Television
| Year | Program | Original title | Network | Role | Note | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Sporty Sisters 2 | 노는언니2 | E Channel | Guest | Ep. 5, 6, 7 | [10][11] |
References
- "'제2의 김자인' 고교생 서채현 떴다". www.hani.co.kr (in Korean). 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- Burgman, John (22 August 2018). "The Korean Crusher: Chaehyeon Seo Sends 5.14d at Age 14". Climbing Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- "La Rambla 9a+(5.15a)". instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- "Chaehyun Seo repeats La Rambla (9a+) at Siurana". planetmountain.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- "IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP 2019: W O M E N LEAD".
- "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - BOGOR (INA) 2019".
- "Who Is Chaehyun Seo? – Korea's Strongest At Just 17!". Climber News. 23 July 2021.
- IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Seo's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- "노는언니2". www.imtcast.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- "미리보기 > 노는언니2". www.imtcast.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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