Brooke Raboutou

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Brooke Raboutou
Brooke Raboutou in 2019.jpg
Raboutou in 2019
Personal information
Born (2001-04-09) April 9, 2001 (age 23)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Education University of San Diego (2023)
OccupationRock climber
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in) [1]
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Combined
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bern Bouldering
World Cup (Overall)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Bouldering
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bouldering
World Cup (Event)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Hachioji Bouldering
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Innsbruck Lead
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Salt Lake City Bouldering
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Villars Lead
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Salt Lake City Bouldering
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Salt Lake City Bouldering
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Seoul Bouldering
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Salt Lake City Bouldering
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Innsbruck Lead
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Koper Lead
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Seoul Bouldering
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Salt Lake City Bouldering
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Villars Lead
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Bouldering & Lead
Updated on April 14, 2023

Brooke Raboutou (born April 9, 2001) is a French-American professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing where she competes as part of the US National Team. She won the silver medal in the combined bouldering and lead climbing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Early life

Both of Raboutou's parents, Didier Raboutou  [ fr ] and Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou, are former world champion competition climbers and leading outdoor sport climbers with notable first free ascents. [2] Her brother, Shawn Raboutou, is a professional rock climber who specializes in bouldering. Raboutou trains/trained with other accomplished athletes such as Campbell Sarinopoulos.

Raboutou attended the University of San Diego and was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.

Climbing career

Rock climbing

At age 9, she climbed a V10  (7C+) boulder, and became the youngest woman to climb a 5.13b  (8a) sport climbing route. At 10, she sent a V11  (8A) boulder and became the youngest woman to climb a 5.13d  (8b) sport route. At 11, she became the youngest woman to send a 5.14b  (8c) sport route. [3] [4] [5] [6]

In October 2023, she made the second female ascent of Box Therapy, a V16  (8C+) boulder, and proposed a downgrade to V15  (8C). [7] [8]

Competition climbing

Raboutou at the 2016 Dominion Riverrock Riverrock Bouldering Tactics (26621688803).jpg
Raboutou at the 2016 Dominion Riverrock

Raboutou was at the University of San Diego in 2018 before taking time off to prepare for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, [9] where she finished in 5th place in the combined event. [10]

In April 2023, she won the IFSC Boulder World Cup in Hachioji, Japan, claiming her first ever IFSC Climbing World Cup gold medal. [11] [12]

In 2024, Raboutou placed first in the rankings of the boulder and lead combined event at the Olympic Qualifier Series, securing a spot for the combined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [13]

Raboutou won the silver medal in the combined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, [14] becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in sport climbing. [15]

Rankings

World Cups

Season rankings

Discipline20182019202120222023
Lead584617515
Bouldering4955433
Speed707321--

Podiums

Bouldering [16]

SeasonFirstSecondThirdTotal
2021--22
2022-123
20231023
Total1168

Lead [16]

SeasonFirstSecondThirdTotal
2021-1-1
2022-123
2023--11
Total0235

Climbing World Championships

Youth [16]

Discipline2016
Youth B
2017
Youth A
2018
Youth A
2019
Juniors
Lead2213
Bouldering336-
Speed172818-
Combined12--

Senior

Discipline 2019
Hachioji
2021
Moscow
2023
Bern
Lead1555
Bouldering4153
Speed24--
Combined9-4

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