Veddriq Leonardo Explained
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] He is the current Olympic champion, having won speed climbing in 2024, thus becoming the first Indonesian non-badminton Olympic gold medalist.[3] [4]
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, 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
Olympic Games
Men's speed
World Games
Men's speed
Asian Games
Men's speed
Men's speed relay
Asian Championships
Men's speed
Men's speed relay
IFSC Climbing World Cup
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 | | 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
Men's speed
World records
Rankings
Climbing World Cup
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Speed
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|
| 2018 | | | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | | | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | | | 2 |
| Total | 6 | | 2 | 8 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: International Olympic Committee. Get to know Indonesia's rock star climbers Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin. Olympics.com. 10 June 2021.
- Web site: Speed Records . . 28 April 2023. IFSC-climbing.org.
- News: 8 August 2024 . Indonesia's Leonardo upsets American Watson to win speed gold . 8 August 2024 . . His win gave speed-climbing powerhouse Indonesia their first Olympic gold in a sport other than badminton . 0585-3923.
- Web site: 2024-08-09 . Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton . 2024-08-12 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: 29 July 2018 . Tekad Bulat Veddriq Leonardo. 9 September 2021. FPTI.or.id. Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia. id-ID.
- News: Sport Climbing - Men's Speed - Medallists . International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2024. Olympics.com. 8 August 2024. 8 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808113903/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/CLB/OG2024_CLB_C92A_CLBMSPEED-------------------------.pdf . live.
- News: Sport Climbing - Men's Speed - Result Summary. International Olympic Committee. Olympics.com. 8 August 2024. live. 8 August 2024. 8 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808113937/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/CLB/OG2024_CLB_C74S_CLBMSPEED-------------------------.pdf.
- News: Veddriq Leonardo Sumbang Emas Kedua Indonesia di The World Games 2022. Sindonews. 15 July 2022. id.
- News: Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perunggu Asian Games Usai Ukir Rekor. Kumparan. 3 October 2023. 10 October 2023 . id.
- News: Ini Komentar Veddriq Usai Tim Speed Relay Meraih Medali Emas Panjat Tebing. Pontianak Tribunnews. 28 August 2018. 21 July 2022. id.
- News: Tahta. Aidilla . Sama Dengan Tim Putri, Speed Relay Putra juga Raih Perak Asian Games . Republika. 4 October 2023. 15 October 2023 . id.
- News: Indonesia Rebut 5 Medali Pada Kejuaraan Panjat Tebing Asia 2019. Bola. 28 June 2022. id.
- News: Kejuaraan Asia Panjat Tebing 2022, Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perak, Aspar Jaelolo Perunggu. Tempo. 15 October 2022. id.
- News: Indonesia Sapu Bersih Speed Relay di Asian Championship 2019. fpti. 21 July 2022. id.
- News: Indonesia Rebut Perunggu di Rusia. Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia. 28 June 2022. id.
- News: Dua Atlet Indonesia Pecahkan Rekor Dunia Panjat Tebing. Warta Magelang. 28 June 2022. id.
- News: Atlet Panjat Tebing Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Kembali Raih Medali Emas. Kumparan. 28 June 2022. id.
- News: Indonesia Sapu Bersih Podium Nomor Speed Putra di Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing. Tempo. 28 June 2022. id.
- News: Bangga! Indonesia Dominasi Podium Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing 2022. celebrities.id. 28 June 2022. id.
- News: Bikin Bangga Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Juara Dunia Panjat Tebing Seri Speed Climbing IFSC 2022. Kompas TV. 2 July 2022. id.
- News: Veddriq raih emas dan pertajam rekor dunia panjat tebing di Korea . Antara. 28 April 2023. 14 October 2023 . id.
- News: Muammar Yahya. Herdana . Kalahkan Atlet China, Veddriq Leonardo Bawa Indonesia Juara di Kejuaraan Dunia Panjat Tebing Salt Lake City 2023 . Okezone. 22 May 2023. 14 October 2023 . id.
- News: IFSC MASTERS NEOM 2023. IFSC. 25 November 2023. en.
- News: SALLSABILLAH, LEONARDO TAKE SPEED GOLDS IN CLOSING EVENT OF NEOM BEACH GAMES. IFSC Climbing. 27 November 2023. 28 November 2023. en.
- Web site: IFSC Speed Climbing World Records.
- International Federation of Sport Climbing . 1651822548345319425 . ifsclimbing . A sub-5 at the IFSC World Cup in Seoul for Leonardo Veddriq . 28 April 2023 .
- Web site: Speed Records. International Federation of Sport Climbing.
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