Kyra Condie
Kyra Condie (born June 5, 1996) is an American rock climber. As of April 2019, she was ranked 13 in boulder category.[2] In December 2019, she qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics following her finish at the IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019, becoming the second female American climber to do so.[3]
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Personal information | ||||||||
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Nationality | American | |||||||
Born | Shoreview, Minnesota | June 5, 1996|||||||
Education | University of Minnesota | |||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||
Website | www | |||||||
Climbing career | ||||||||
Type of climber | Bouldering | |||||||
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Condie has attributed her climbing style that relies more on muscles than technique to training mostly at a small Minneapolis gym with only a 45-degree spray wall and the difficulty she has twisting her body because of her fused spine.[1]
Competition highlights
Personal life and education
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Condie underwent vertebrate surgery at age 13 to correct spinal deformation.[6] In 2018, she moved to train in Salt Lake City after graduating from the University of Minnesota.[3] Her best friend is Canadian climber Allison Vest.[7]
References
- Chrobak, Ula (October 16, 2019). "The Climbing Q&A: Kyra Condie". Climbing. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- "Kyra Conde Profile". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- "Kyra Condie, decade after severe back surgery, qualifies for Olympic sport climbing". NBC Sports. November 29, 2019.
- "Local climbers rock First U.S. Combined competition, inch toward Olympics". www.dailycamera.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- "IFSC PanAmerican Championship (L, S, B, C) - Guayaquil (ECU) 2018". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- "Interview with Mountain Hardwear". Kyra Condie. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- "Kyra Condie on Instagram: "Me: "I wish I had a friend who would get a matching tattoo with me" @allisonvest : "Ugh me too" **stares at each other** ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-06-07.