Molly Thompson-Smith

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Molly Thompson-Smith
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Thompson-Smith in 2020
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26)
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Website mollythompsonsmith.co.uk/profile/
Climbing career
Type of climber
Medal record
World Cup
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Molly Thompson-Smith (born 7 November 1997) is a British rock climber who specialises in competition climbing. She is a five-time UK national competition lead climbing champion [1]

She also provided commentary for two French IFSC World Cups and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, [2] and is aiming to qualify and participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3]

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References

  1. "Profile | Diversity, Bravery and Spirit". Molly Thompson-Smith. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "Meet Molly Thompson-Smith – the powerful pundit". thebmc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. "Molly Thompson-Smith - SCARPA UK". www.scarpa.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2022.