Colin Duffy (climber)

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Colin Duffy
Duffy in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2003-12-10) December 10, 2003 (age 20)
Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.
OccupationRock Climber
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men’s competition climbing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place Bern 2023 Combined
World Cup
Gold medal – first place Innsbruck 2022 Lead
Gold medal – first place Innsbruck 2022 Boulder
Bronze medal – third place Villars 2022 Lead
Bronze medal – third place Villars 2021 Lead
Youth World Cup
Gold medal – first place Moscow 2018 Lead
Gold medal – first place Innsbruck 2017 Lead
Silver medal – second place Arco 2019 Lead
Silver medal – second place Montreal 2017 Lead
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place Los Angeles 2020 Combined

Colin Duffy (born December 10, 2003) is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing. At age 17, he became the youngest climber to qualify to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.[1]

Climbing career[edit]

Competition climbing[edit]

Duffy started climbing at age five before joining Team ABC in Boulder, Colorado at age eight, where he trained under Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and was teammates with future Olympic teammate Brooke Raboutou.[2]

As a youth competition climber, Duffy won the IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships twice in 2017 and 2018 and finished second in 2019.[3] Additionally, he was a 10-time USAC Youth National Champion.[4]

Duffy won his first IFSC Climbing World Cup medal at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup by finishing third in lead in the Villars, Switzerland leg.[5] At the Tokyo Olympics, he advanced to the final round of the sport climbing competition and finished in seventh place.[6]

Duffy won his first IFSC gold medal at the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup, finishing first in the competition bouldering event at the Innsbruck leg. Two days later, Duffy won his second gold by finishing first in the men's competition lead climbing event. He is the first male athlete to win both bouldering and lead climbing in the same IFSC World Cup event.[7]

Rock climbing[edit]

In 2019, aged 15, Duffy redpointed two 5.14c (8c+) graded sport climbing routes at the Red River Gorge, Pure Imagination and Southern Smoke, and onsighting the 5.14a (8b+) graded sport route Omaha Beach, in a single day; two days later he redpointed the 5.14a (8b+) route God's Own Stone.[8] In November 2021, he climbed his first 5.14d (9a) graded sport route, Life of Villains. Duffy has also solved a V14 (8B+) grade bouldering problem.[3]

Duffy is sponsored by Black Diamond, Evolv, and Friction Labs.[9]

IFSC Rankings[edit]

Discipline 2024
Lead 15
Boulder 12
Combined 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peters, Caroline (May 20, 2021). "17-year-old Boulder native to compete in Tokyo Olympics for USA Climbing". KOAA. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Miller, Delaney (June 23, 2021). "Olympic Wildcard Colin Duffy May Be the Youngest Climbing Competitor—and the Spoiler". Climbing. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Colin Duffy". Black Diamond Equipment. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Colin Duffy, Evolv Team Athlete". Evolv® USA. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  5. ^ Burgman, John (July 3, 2021). "Sean Bailey Wins Gold, Colin Duffy and Natalia Grossman Get Bronze at World Cup—On a Roll". Climbing. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Dart, Tom (August 5, 2021). "Climbing is a hit at the Tokyo Olympics – but does it reward the best athletes?". The Guardian. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Walker, Noah (June 26, 2022). "Janja Garnbret Returns and Colin Duffy Makes IFSC History at Innsbruck World Cup". Gripped. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Colin Duffy, 15, Crushes at RRG with First 5.14c". Gripped. November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Team USA, Colin Duffy – USA Climbing". Retrieved 2024-03-09.

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