Great Britain paraclimbing team

The Great Britain paraclimbing team represents Great Britain in paraclimbing. They are administered by British Mountaineering Council,[1] and currently sponsored by the Oakwood Climbing Centre and Quay Climbing Centre.[2] In 2018 the team had their best season ever coming 2nd in the IFSC Climbing World Championships Paraclimbing medal table with 3 World Champions gaining Gold, a Silver and a Bronze medal.[3]

Great Britain paraclimbing team
SportCompetition climbing
LocationUnited Kingdom
Head coach
  • Robin O'Leary
  • Belinda Fuller
Main sponsor
  • Oakwood Climbing Centre
  • Quay Climbing Centre
Parent groupBritish Mountaineering Council
Websitehttp://www.gbclimbingteam.co.uk/paraclimbing

Current team[4]
  • Abigail Robinson (B2)
  • Anita Aggarwal (RP3)
  • Leanora Volpe (RP3)
  • Martha Evans (RP3)
  • Joanna Newton (AL2)
  • Isabella Walsh (AU2)
  • Sebastian Musson (AU2)
  • James Rudge (AU2)
  • Jesse Dufton (B1)
  • Richard Slocock (B2)
  • Lux Losey (B3)
  • Alex Thraxton (AL2)
  • John Shields (AL2)
  • Stuart Sneddon (AL2)
  • Alex Downes (RP1)
  • Pete McCarthy (RP1)
  • Kenneth Ellacott (RP2)
  • Laurence Morgan (RP2)
  • Luke Jaimeson (RP2)
  • Luke Smith (RP3)
  • Matt White (RP3)

Coaches[2]
  • Robin O'Leary
  • Belinda Fuller

Successes

2018 World Paraclimbing Championships, Innsbruck 5 Podiums inc 3 World Champions.[5]

2019 World Paraclimbing Championships, Briançon 9 podiums inc all defending World Champions retained their title.[2]

Medal Results
Year Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Innsbruck 3 1 1 5
2019 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Briançon 3 3 3 9
2021 2021 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Moscow 2 3 2 7

References
  1. Spriggins, Zoe (1 February 2019). "GB Climbing Teams". www.thebmc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. "Ultimate medal-haul for GB Paraclimbing Team at IFSC World Championships 2019". www.thebmc.co.uk. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. O'Leary, Robin (15 September 2018). "Three Golds in Paraclimbing World Championships for Team GB". UKC Climbing. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "Paraclimbing Team – GB Climbing". 1 February 2023.
  5. "NEWS: Three Golds in Paraclimbing World Championships for Team GB". www.www.ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.


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