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| Nationality | Indonesian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 2001 Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Ganesha University of Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition speed climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi (born 24 January 2001) is an Indonesian competition climber specializing in competition speed climbing. [1] In November 2023, Desak was named to the BBC's 100 Women list. [2]
Desak finished tenth overall in speed at the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup and has two World Cup podium finishes overall. [3] She finished as runner-up at 2022 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Seoul, South Korea. [4] She won the gold medal in the women's speed event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships in August 2023. [5]
Desak began attending Ganesha University of Education in 2019. [6]
Women's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PostFinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland |  Emma Hunt | 6.49–6.67 |  Gold | [7] |
Women's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China |  Deng Lijuan | 6.364–6.435 | Gold |
Women's speed relay
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China |  Nurul Iqamah Alivany Ver Khadijah Rajiah Sallsabillah | Deng Lijuan Niu Di Zhang Shaoqin Wang Shengqin | 23.506–20.925 |  Silver |
Women's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Seoul, South Korea | Nurul Iqamah | 9.22–9.00 | Silver | [8] |
Women's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Villars, Switzerland |  Anna Brozek | 7.06–7.39 |  Bronze | |
| 2022 | Chamonix, France | Rajiah Sallsabillah | 6.82–6.90 | Bronze | |
| 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Aleksandra Kałucka | 6.60–6.71 | Bronze | |
| 2023 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Aleksandra Mirosław | 6.52–6.43 | Silver | |
| 2023 | Salt Lake City, United States | Aleksandra Mirosław | 6.82–6.43 | Silver |
Women's speed
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Time (s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Gayal Beach, Neom, Saudi Arabia | Rajiah Sallsabillah | 6.88–6.726 | Silver | [9] |
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