Brooke Raboutou (born April 9, 2001) is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing where she competes as part of the US National Team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups.
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| Nationality | American, French | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 9, 2001 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of San Diego (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rock climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Both of Raboutou's parents, Didier Raboutou and Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou, are former world champion competition climbers and leading outdoor sport climbers with notable first free ascents.[2] Her brother, Shawn Raboutou, is a professional rock climber who specializes in bouldering.
Climbing career edit
Rock climbing edit
At age 9, she climbed a V10 (7C+) boulder, and became the youngest woman to climb a 5.13b (8a) sport climbing route. At 10, she sent a V11 (8A) boulder and became the youngest woman to climb a 5.13d (8b) sport route. At 11, she became the youngest woman to send a 5.14b (8c) sport route.[3][4][5][6]
In October 2023, she made the second female ascent of Box Therapy, a V16 (8C+) boulder, and proposed a downgrade to V15 (8C).[7][8]
Competition climbing edit
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Raboutou was at the University of San Diego in 2018 before taking time off to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics,[9] where she finished in 5th place.[10]
In April 2023, she won the IFSC Boulder World Cup in Hachioji, Japan, claiming her first ever IFSC Climbing World Cup gold medal.[11][12]
Rankings edit
World Cups edit
Season rankings edit
| Discipline | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Lead | 58 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 15 |
| Bouldering | 49 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Speed | 70 | 73 | 21 | - | - |
Podiums edit
Bouldering [13]
| Season | First | Second | Third | Total |
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| 2021 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Lead [13]
| Season | First | Second | Third | Total |
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| 2021 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2022 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Climbing World Championships edit
Youth[13]
| Discipline | 2016 Youth B |
2017 Youth A |
2018 Youth A |
2019 Juniors |
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| Lead | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bouldering | 3 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Speed | 17 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Combined | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Senior
| Discipline | 2019 Hachioji |
2021 Moscow |
2023 Bern |
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| Lead | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Bouldering | 41 | 5 | 3 |
| Speed | 24 | - | - |
| Combined | 9 | - | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "Brooke Raboutou". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Race on! Meet Brooke, 13, the world record breaking rock climber who lives life on the l-edge". Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "Brooke Raboutou Profile". gymclimber.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (August 18, 2019). "Brooke Raboutou is first U.S. Olympic sport climbing qualifier". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Boulder woman is first American to qualify for Olympic climbing — ever". The Know. September 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Brooke Raboutou: First-Ever American Climber to Qualify for Olympics". Your Boulder. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Box Therapy V15". www.instagram.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "NEWS: Brooke Raboutou climbs Box Therapy". www.ukclimbing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ Luke, Steven (April 7, 2021). "Former USD Student Climbs Toward Olympic History". NBC San Diego. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Games". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "USA'S RABOUTOU CLAIMS FIRST EVER IFSC BOULDER WORLD CUP GOLD". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ gripped (April 24, 2023). "Brooke Raboutou Wins World Cup Gold". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Brooke Raboutou". IFSC. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
External links edit
- Brooke Raboutou at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (archive)
- Brooke Raboutou at Team USA (archived)
- Brooke Raboutou at Olympics.com
- Brooke Raboutou at Olympedia
- Brooke Raboutou on Instagram
