Emma Hunt
.jpg) Hunt in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 2003 Woodstock, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Kennesaw State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Speed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | United States women's speed record (6.84 sec) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emma Hunt (born April 1, 2003) is an American sport climber specializing in speed climbing,[1] and holds the American women's speed record with 6.84 seconds, set at the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Edinburgh in September 2022.[2]
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 graduated a year early from high school and began attending Kennesaw State University in 2020.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Burgman, John (September 12, 2022). "Americans Golden In Lead And Speed at Edinburgh World Cup. Records Smashed. Results". Climbing. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "SPEED SEASON WRAPS UP IN JAKARTA, ASPAR AND DENG TAKE FINAL GOLDS". International Federation of Sport Climbing. September 24, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Noah Bratschi Takes Bronze in Speed World Championships". Gym Climber. September 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (July 14, 2022). "USA's Emma Hunt wins speed climbing gold at The World Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ 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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