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| birth_place = [[Woodstock, Georgia]]
| birth_place = [[Woodstock, Georgia]]
| education = [[Kennesaw State University]]
| education = [[Kennesaw State University]]
| height = 173 cm
| height = 174 cm
| years_active = 2018–present
| knownfor = United States women's speed record (6.30 sec)
| knownfor = United States women's speed record (6.30 sec)
|medaltemplates =
|medaltemplates =
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{{MedalCompetition|[[IFSC Climbing World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IFSC Climbing World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships|2023 Bern]]|Speed}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships|2023 Bern]]|Speed}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IFSC Climbing World Cup|World Cup]] (Season)}}
{{MedalGold|[[2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2024 Salt Lake City]]|Speed}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2021 Salt Lake City]]|Speed}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2022 Seoul]]|Speed}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2022 Salt Lake City]]|Speed}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2023 Villars]]|Speed}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2022 Edinburgh]]|Speed}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 World Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games – Women's speed|Women's speed]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 World Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games – Women's speed|Women's speed]]}}
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Hunt won her first senior event at the 2021 IFSC Pan-American Championships in [[Ibarra, Ecuador]].<ref name="teamusa"/> She also won the gold medal in the [[Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games – Women's speed|women's speed]] event at the [[Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games|2022 World Games]] in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/usa-emma-hunt-wins-speed-climbing-gold-world-games|title=USA's Emma Hunt wins speed climbing gold at The World Games|work=[[International Olympic Committee]]|first=Jo|last=Gunston|date=July 14, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref>
Hunt won her first senior event at the 2021 IFSC Pan-American Championships in [[Ibarra, Ecuador]].<ref name="teamusa"/> She also won the gold medal in the [[Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games – Women's speed|women's speed]] event at the [[Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games|2022 World Games]] in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/usa-emma-hunt-wins-speed-climbing-gold-world-games|title=USA's Emma Hunt wins speed climbing gold at The World Games|work=[[International Olympic Committee]]|first=Jo|last=Gunston|date=July 14, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref>

Hunt competed in [[speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Preece |first=Brian |date=2024-08-07 |title=Stumble Costs Emma Hunt Chance At Speed Climbing Medal |url=https://kslsports.com/522447/stumble-costs-american-emma-hunt-chance-at-womens-speed-climbing-medal/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=KSL Sports |language=en-us}}</ref> She won her heat against Manon Lebon of France in the elimination round of qualifications with a time of 6.38. Hunt ended up in fifth place after losing in the quarterfinals to [[Rajiah Sallsabillah]] of Indonesia.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hunt graduated a year early from high school and began attending [[Kennesaw State University]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Delaney |title=Q & A with Emma Hunt, The Fastest Female Climber in the U.S. |url=https://www.gymclimber.com/q-a-with-emma-hunt-the-fastest-female-speed-climber-in-the-u-s/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |work=Gym Climber |date=June 16, 2021}}</ref>
Hunt graduated a year early from high school and began attending [[Kennesaw State University]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Delaney |title=Q & A with Emma Hunt, The Fastest Female Climber in the U.S. |url=https://www.gymclimber.com/q-a-with-emma-hunt-the-fastest-female-speed-climber-in-the-u-s/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |work=Gym Climber |date=June 16, 2021}}</ref>


== World Cup ==
== Major results ==
=== Rankings ===
=== Olympic Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | Discipline
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[Sport climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
|-
| align="left" | Speed
| 5
|}
=== World championships ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | Discipline
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships|2021]]
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships|2023]]
|-
| align="left" | Speed
| 7
| style="background: Silver;" | 2
|}

=== World Cup ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! style="background: #b0e0e6" | Discipline
! style="background: #b0e0e6" | Discipline
! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2021
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[2019 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2019]]
! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2022
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2021]]
! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2023
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2022]]
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! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2023]]
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | [[2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup|2024]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Speed
| align="left" | Speed
| 51
| style="background: gold"| 1
| style="background: gold"| 1
| style="background: silver"| 2
| style="background: silver"| 2
| 7
| 7
| ''7''
|}
=== Pan American championships ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | Discipline
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | 2020
! style="background: #b0e0e6;" | 2021
|-
| align="left" | Bouldering
| —
| style="background: #c96;" | 3
|-
| align="left" | Speed
| —
| style="background: gold;" | 1
|-
| align="left" | Combined
| 8
| —
|}
|}


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[[Category:American female climbers]]
[[Category:American female climbers]]
[[Category:American competition climbers]]
[[Category:American competition climbers]]
[[Category:Olympic sport climbers for the United States]]




Latest revision as of 08:47, 6 September 2024

Emma Hunt
Hunt in 2019
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21)
Woodstock, Georgia
EducationKennesaw State University
Years active2018–present
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Climbing career
Type of climberSpeed
Known forUnited States women's speed record (6.30 sec)
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bern Speed
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Women's speed
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Speed

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]

Competition climbing career

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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] She won her heat against Manon Lebon of France in the elimination round of qualifications with a time of 6.38. Hunt ended up in fifth place after losing in the quarterfinals to Rajiah Sallsabillah of Indonesia.

Personal life

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Hunt graduated a year early from high school and began attending Kennesaw State University in 2020.[7]

Major results

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Olympic Games

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Discipline 2024
Speed 5

World championships

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Discipline 2021 2023
Speed 7 2

World Cup

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Discipline 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Speed 51 1 2 7 7

Pan American championships

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Discipline 2020 2021
Bouldering — 3
Speed — 1
Combined 8 —

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hanlon, Luke (May 7, 2022). "Climber Emma Hunt Wins Silver In Her First World Cup Competition Of 2022". Team USA. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Qualification". usac.results.info. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "SPEED SEASON WRAPS UP IN JAKARTA, ASPAR AND DENG TAKE FINAL GOLDS". International Federation of Sport Climbing. September 24, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Noah Bratschi Takes Bronze in Speed World Championships". Gym Climber. September 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Gunston, Jo (July 14, 2022). "USA's Emma Hunt wins speed climbing gold at The World Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Preece, Brian (2024-08-07). "Stumble Costs Emma Hunt Chance At Speed Climbing Medal". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  7. ^ Miller, Delaney (June 16, 2021). "Q & A with Emma Hunt, The Fastest Female Climber in the U.S." Gym Climber. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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