Jongwon Chon
Jongwon Chon (born February 7, 1996) is a South Korean sport climber, who won the IFSC Climbing World Cup in 2015 and 2017 in the bouldering discipline.
 Jongwon Chon at the Olympic stadium in Munich, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 7, 1996 Seoul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional rock climber | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Climbing career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of climber | Bouldering | |||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Winning World Cup in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on November 13, 2017. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jongwon Chon | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheon Jong-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏn Chongwŏn |
Biography
In 2012 Chon participated in his first international youth competitions. In 2013 he won second place in the Asian youth championships.[2] Since 2014 he climbs as an adult in the Bouldering World Cup. In his first season, he reached the finals twice and won fourth place both times. He finished the season at rank 9.[3]
Chon reached the finals of the IFSC World Cup four times in 2015 and finished 6th in Toronto, 2nd in Chongquing, 1st in Haiyang, and 3rd in Munich. These rankings were enough for him to win the season, ahead of Jan Hojer of Germany and Adam Ondra of the Czech Republic.[4]
In 2016 he came 3rd in the IFSC World Cup in Chongqing, 4th in Navi Mumbai and 2nd in Munich. He came 1st in Innsbruck, reaching 4th place for the season. He also came first place in La Sportiva Legends Only, with impressive shows of finger strength.
In the past, Chon participated in competitions in the disciplines of lead climbing and speed climbing, but since he began climbing in the World Cup, he has specialized in bouldering.
Rankings
Climbing World Cup[5]
| Discipline | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| Lead | 64 | 59 | - | - | 23 |
| Bouldering | - | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Speed | - | - | - | - | |
| Combined | - | 5 | - | - | 2 |
Climbing World Championships[2]
| Discipline | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
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| Lead | - | - | 33 |
| Bouldering | 35 | 9 | 2 |
| Speed | - | - | 110 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Bouldering[2]
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
References
- Becker, Ralf. "Jongwon CHON". Digital ROCK. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Chon's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2014: M E N bouldering, as of 2014-12-31
- IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2015: M E N bouldering, as of 2015-08-15
- IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
