Mel Janse van Rensburg

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Mel Janse van Rensburg
Personal information
Born (2003-09-16) September 16, 2003 (age 21)
South Africa
Education University of Lyon
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade

Mel Janse van Rensburg (Born September 16 2003) is a South African climber who competed at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in the Combined Climbing competition for South Africa. [1] He finished last in both the boulder and lead in the semifinals, finishing 20th overall out of 20 competitors. [2]

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Early life

Mel Janse van Rensburg began climbing at the age of 13. [3]

Climbing Career

2024 Olympic Games

Van Rensburg qualified for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics through the IFSC African Qualifier 2023 [4] in Pretoria, South Africa. In the Olympics, he finished 20th out of 20 competitors [2] finishing 6.9 points behing 19th place Campbell Harrison.

Other Achievements

Van Rensburg became the first South African to climb 9a after climbing Speed Integrale in Switzerland. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mel JANSE VAN RENSBURG". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 "Sport Climbing Men's Boulder & Lead Results" . Retrieved 2025-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "UKC Olympics - Olympics". www.ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. 1 2 Pasquale, Nicholas De. "IFSC African Qualifier Pretoria 2023". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
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