Julian David (climber)
.jpg) David at the Halberg Awards in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 January 2005[1] La Rochelle, France |
| Home town | Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Years active | 2022—present |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | Competition speed climbing |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Coached by | Rob Moore |
Julian David (born 30 January 2005) is a competition speed climber from New Zealand. He represented New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit]David was born in La Rochelle, France, and moved to New Zealand at three years old. He started speed climbing in 2019.[2][1]
Career
[edit]In August 2023, David won the 2023 Youth World Championships in Seoul, South Korea, becoming New Zealand's first ever gold medal winner at the world championships.[3][4]
In November 2023, David won the 2023 Oceania Qualifier in Melbourne, Australia, and qualified to represent New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7] In February 2024, he won the Halberg Awards Emerging Talent Award.[8]
During the Olympics, David advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's speed event, before being eliminated by Sam Watson.[9][10]
Major results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]| Discipline | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 8 |
World championships
[edit]| Discipline | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 62 |
World Cup
[edit]| Discipline | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | 101 | 69 | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "David Julian". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Tauranga teenage speed climber Julian David sets sight on the 2024 Olympics". The New Zealand Herald. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Julian David Wins Youth World Championship Gold". alpineclub.org. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "David Wins First Ever Youth Worlds Medal for New Zealand". ifsc-climbing.org. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Wong, Samantha (4 August 2024). "Sport climbing preview: New format for Paris Olympics means twice as many medals". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Sport Climbing Olympic Qualifier: New Zealand duo Tetzlaff and David win Speed titles to obtain Paris 2024 quotas – full results". olympics.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Julian David and Sarah Tetzlaff become first New Zealand climbers to qualify for Olympic Games". The New Zealand Herald. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Future New Zealand's Olympian Julian David Presented With Halberg Award". ifsc-climbing.org. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Reid, Felicity (7 August 2024). "NZ speed climber to meet world record holder at Olympics - much to his surprise". RNZ.co.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "American teen Sam Watson wins speed climbing bronze with new world record". nbcconnecticut.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
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