Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing. 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]
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| Born | 11 March 1997 Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition speed climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was first introduced to competition climbing in his first year of high school. In 2014, he participated in his first national championship in Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau Islands where he was in 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.[3]
Achievements edit
World Games edit
Men's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, United States |  Kiromal Katibin
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7.230–fall |  Gold
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[4] |
Asian Games edit
Men's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China |  Wu Peng
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4.955–5.119 |  Bronze
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[5] |
Men's speed relay
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia |
Muhammad Hinayah Rindi Sufriyanto Abudzar Yulianto
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Muhammad Fajri Alfian Aspar Jaelolo Sabri Septo Wibowo Siburian
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18.686–fall | Gold
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| 2022 | Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China |
Kiromal Katibin Rahmad Adi Mulyono Aspar
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Wang Xinshang Wu Peng Zhang Liang Long Jinbao
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FS–W |  Silver
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[7] |
Asian Championships edit
Men's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2019 | Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia | Kiromal Katibin
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5.460–5.547 | Gold
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| 2022 | Seoul, South Korea |  Lee Seung-beom
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6.04–5.91 | Silver
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[9] |
Men's speed relay
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2019 | Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia |
Kiromal Katibin Zaenal Aripin
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Sabri Rahmad Adi Mulyono Fatchur Roji
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fall–23.492 | Silver
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IFSC Climbing World Cup edit
Men's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Moscow, Russia | Muhammad Hinayah
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wc–fs | Bronze
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[11] |
| 2021 | Salt Lake City, United States | Kiromal Katibin
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5.208–fall | Gold
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[12] |
| 2021 | Villars, Switzerland |  Dmitri Timofeev
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5.329–7.35 | Gold
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[13] |
| 2022 | Seoul, South Korea | Kiromal Katibin
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6.965–fall | Gold
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[14] |
| 2022 | Salt Lake City (I), United States |  Ludovico Fossali
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5.595–fall | Bronze
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[15] |
| 2022 | Salt Lake City (II), United States |  Tobias Plangger
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6.330–fall | Gold
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| 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Long Jinbao
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5.01–5.12 | Gold
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| 2023 | Salt Lake City, United States | Wu Peng
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4.95–6.99 | Gold
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NEOM Beach Games edit
Men's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Gayal Beach, Neom, Saudi Arabia |  Yaroslav Tkach
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5.077–5.347 | Gold
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World records edit
| Date | Time (s) | Location | Competition |
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| April 28, 2023 | 4.90 [21] | Seoul, South Korea | World Cup |
| April 28, 2023 | 4.984 [22] | Seoul, South Korea | World Cup |
| May 28, 2021 | 5.20[23] | Salt Lake City, United States | World Cup |
Rankings edit
Climbing World Cup edit
| Discipline | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Speed | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup edit
Speed edit
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ "Get to know Indonesia's rock star climbers Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Speed Records". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ FPTI (2018-07-29). "Tekad Bulat Veddriq Leonardo". FPTI - Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Veddriq Leonardo Sumbang Emas Kedua Indonesia di The World Games 2022". Sindonews (in Indonesian). 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perunggu Asian Games Usai Ukir Rekor" (in Indonesian). Kumparan. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Ini Komentar Veddriq Usai Tim Speed Relay Meraih Medali Emas Panjat Tebing". Pontianak Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 21 July 2022.
- ^ Aidilla, Tahta (4 October 2023). "Sama Dengan Tim Putri, Speed Relay Putra juga Raih Perak Asian Games" (in Indonesian). Republika. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Indonesia Rebut 5 Medali Pada Kejuaraan Panjat Tebing Asia 2019". Bola (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Kejuaraan Asia Panjat Tebing 2022, Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perak, Aspar Jaelolo Perunggu". Tempo (in Indonesian). 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Speed Relay di Asian Championship 2019". fpti (in Indonesian). 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Indonesia Rebut Perunggu di Rusia". Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Dua Atlet Indonesia Pecahkan Rekor Dunia Panjat Tebing". Warta Magelang (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Atlet Panjat Tebing Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Kembali Raih Medali Emas". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Podium Nomor Speed Putra di Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing". Tempo (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Bangga! Indonesia Dominasi Podium Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing 2022". celebrities.id (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Bikin Bangga Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Juara Dunia Panjat Tebing Seri Speed Climbing IFSC 2022". Kompas TV (in Indonesian). 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Veddriq raih emas dan pertajam rekor dunia panjat tebing di Korea" (in Indonesian). Antara. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IFSC MASTERS NEOM 2023". IFSC. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "SALLSABILLAH, LEONARDO TAKE SPEED GOLDS IN CLOSING EVENT OF NEOM BEACH GAMES". IFSC Climbing. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "IFSC Speed Climbing World Records".
- ^ International Federation of Sport Climbing [@ifsclimbing] (April 28, 2023). "A sub-5 at the IFSC World Cup in Seoul for Leonardo Veddriq" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Speed Records".