Emma Hunt | |
Typeofclimber: | Speed |
Birth Date: | 1 April 2003 |
Birth Place: | Woodstock, Georgia |
Education: | Kennesaw State University |
Height: | 173 cm |
Knownfor: | United States women's speed record (6.30 sec) |
Emma Hunt (born April 1, 2003) is an American competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing,[1] and holds the American women's speed record with 6.301 seconds, set at the USA Climbing North American Cup in Salt Lake City in April 2024.[2]
Hunt finished second overall in speed at the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup and has four World Cup podium finishes overall.[3] She finished seventh at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships.[4]
Hunt won her first senior event at the 2021 IFSC Pan-American Championships in Ibarra, Ecuador.[1] She also won the gold medal in the women's speed event at the 2022 World Games in July 2022.[5]
Hunt competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]
Hunt graduated a year early from high school and began attending Kennesaw State University in 2020.[7]