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Veddriq Leonardo

Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian competition speed climber. He has held the world record for the discipline for about a year twice, first after setting it[1] en route to winning the men's speed climbing event at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, and again at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Seoul.[2] He is the current Olympic champion, having won speed climbing in 2024, thus becoming the first Indonesian non-badminton Olympic gold medalist.[3][4]

Veddriq Leonardo
Personal information
Born (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 27)
Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
EducationTanjungpura University
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition speed climbing
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Speed
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Speed
World Cup (Season)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Speed
Gold medal – first place 2022 Speed
Gold medal – first place 2023 Speed
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Speed relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Speed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Speed
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bogor Speed
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bogor Speed relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Seoul Speed

He was first introduced to competition speed climbing in his first year of high school. In 2014, he participated in his first national championship in Tanjung Balai Karimun, where he was finished the top eight. In 2016, he won his first medal (bronze) in the junior national championship in Bangka Belitung. His first international event was 2018 Moscow World Cup where he placed third.[5]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2024 Le Bourget, Paris, France   Wu Peng 4.75–4.77   Gold [6][7]

World Games

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Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, United States   Kiromal Katibin 7.230–fall   Gold [8]

Asian Games

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Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China   Wu Peng 4.955–5.119   Bronze [9]

Men's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2018 Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia   Muhammad Hinayah
  Rindi Sufriyanto
  Abudzar Yulianto 		  Muhammad Fajri Alfian
  Aspar Jaelolo
  Sabri
  Septo Wibowo Siburian 		18.686–fall   Gold [10]
2022 Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China   Kiromal Katibin
  Rahmad Adi Mulyono
  Aspar Jaelolo 		  Wang Xinshang
  Wu Peng
  Zhang Liang
  Long Jinbao 		FS–W   Silver [11]

Asian Championships

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Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2019 Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia   Kiromal Katibin 5.460–5.547   Gold [12]
2022 Seoul, South Korea   Lee Seung-beom 6.04–5.91   Silver [13]

Men's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2019 Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia   Kiromal Katibin
  Zaenal Aripin 		  Sabri
  Rahmad Adi Mulyono
  Fatchur Roji 		fall–23.492   Silver

[14]

IFSC Climbing World Cup

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Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2018 Moscow, Russia   Muhammad Hinayah wc–fs   Bronze [15]
2021 Salt Lake City, United States   Kiromal Katibin 5.208–fall   Gold [16]
2021 Villars, Switzerland   Dmitri Timofeev 5.329–7.35   Gold [17]
2022 Seoul, South Korea   Kiromal Katibin 6.965–fall   Gold [18]
2022 Salt Lake City (I), United States   Ludovico Fossali 5.595–fall   Bronze [19]
2022 Salt Lake City (II), United States   Tobias Plangger 6.330–fall   Gold [20]
2023 Seoul, South Korea   Long Jinbao 5.01–5.12   Gold [21]
2023 Salt Lake City, United States   Wu Peng 4.95–6.99   Gold [22]

NEOM Beach Games

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Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2023 Gayal Beach, Neom, Saudi Arabia   Yaroslav Tkach 5.077–5.347   Gold [23][24]

World records

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See also: Speed climbing § World and Olympic records
Men's World Record History
Date Time (s) Location Competition
April 28, 2023 4.90 [25] Seoul, South Korea World Cup
April 28, 2023 4.984 [26] Seoul, South Korea World Cup
May 28, 2021 5.20[27] Salt Lake City, United States World Cup

Rankings

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Climbing World Cup

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Discipline 2021 2022 2023
Speed 1 1 1

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

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Speed

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Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 1 1
2021 2 2
2022 2 1 3
2023 2 2
Total 6 2 8

References

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  1. ^ "Get to know Indonesia's rock star climbers Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Speed Records". IFSC-climbing.org. International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Indonesia's Leonardo upsets American Watson to win speed gold". The Straits Times. 8 August 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 8 August 2024. His win gave speed-climbing powerhouse Indonesia their first Olympic gold in a sport other than badminton
  4. ^ "Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton". Al Jazeera. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  5. ^ "Tekad Bulat Veddriq Leonardo". FPTI.or.id (in Indonesian). Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Sport Climbing - Men's Speed - Medallists" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Sport Climbing - Men's Speed - Result Summary" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Veddriq Leonardo Sumbang Emas Kedua Indonesia di The World Games 2022". Sindonews (in Indonesian). 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perunggu Asian Games Usai Ukir Rekor" (in Indonesian). Kumparan. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Ini Komentar Veddriq Usai Tim Speed Relay Meraih Medali Emas Panjat Tebing". Pontianak Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  11. ^ Aidilla, Tahta (4 October 2023). "Sama Dengan Tim Putri, Speed Relay Putra juga Raih Perak Asian Games" (in Indonesian). Republika. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Indonesia Rebut 5 Medali Pada Kejuaraan Panjat Tebing Asia 2019". Bola (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Kejuaraan Asia Panjat Tebing 2022, Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perak, Aspar Jaelolo Perunggu". Tempo (in Indonesian). 15 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Speed Relay di Asian Championship 2019". fpti (in Indonesian). 21 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Indonesia Rebut Perunggu di Rusia". Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Dua Atlet Indonesia Pecahkan Rekor Dunia Panjat Tebing". Warta Magelang (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Atlet Panjat Tebing Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Kembali Raih Medali Emas". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Podium Nomor Speed Putra di Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing". Tempo (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Bangga! Indonesia Dominasi Podium Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing 2022". celebrities.id (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Bikin Bangga Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Juara Dunia Panjat Tebing Seri Speed Climbing IFSC 2022". Kompas TV (in Indonesian). 2 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Veddriq raih emas dan pertajam rekor dunia panjat tebing di Korea" (in Indonesian). Antara. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  22. ^ Herdana, Muammar Yahya (22 May 2023). "Kalahkan Atlet China, Veddriq Leonardo Bawa Indonesia Juara di Kejuaraan Dunia Panjat Tebing Salt Lake City 2023" (in Indonesian). Okezone. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  23. ^ "IFSC MASTERS NEOM 2023". IFSC. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  24. ^ "SALLSABILLAH, LEONARDO TAKE SPEED GOLDS IN CLOSING EVENT OF NEOM BEACH GAMES". IFSC Climbing. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  25. ^ "IFSC Speed Climbing World Records".
  26. ^ International Federation of Sport Climbing [@ifsclimbing] (28 April 2023). "A sub-5 at the IFSC World Cup in Seoul for Leonardo Veddriq" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Speed Records". International Federation of Sport Climbing.
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