Emma Hunt

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Emma Hunt
2019 Sport & Speed Open Nationals - Awards - Emma Hunt - 01 (cropped).jpg
Hunt in 2019
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21)
Woodstock, Georgia
Education Kennesaw State University
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber Speed
Known forUnited States women's speed record (6.30 sec)
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bern Speed
World Cup (Season)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Salt Lake City Speed
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Salt Lake City Speed
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Seoul Speed
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Salt Lake City Speed
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Villars Speed
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Edinburgh Speed
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Women's speed
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Speed

Emma Hunt (born April 1, 2003) is an American competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing, [1] and holds the American women's speed record with 6.301 seconds, set at the USA Climbing North American Cup in Salt Lake City in April 2024. [2]

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Competition climbing career

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 competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [6]

Personal life

Hunt graduated a year early from high school and began attending Kennesaw State University in 2020. [7]

World Cup

Rankings

Discipline202120222023
Speed127

See also

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References

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