Brooke Raboutou

Brooke Raboutou (born April 9, 2001) is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing where she competes as part of the US National Team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups.

Brooke Raboutou
Raboutou in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, French
Born (2001-04-09) April 9, 2001
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
EducationUniversity of San Diego (2023)
OccupationRock climber
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BernBouldering
World Cup (Season)
Third place2022Bouldering
Third place2023Bouldering
Updated on April 14, 2023.

Early life

Both of Raboutou's parents, Didier Raboutou 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.

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

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

Rankings

Season rankings
Discipline 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Lead 58 46 17 5
Bouldering 49 55 4 3 3
Speed 70 73 21 - -

Podiums

Bouldering [13]

Season First Second Third Total
2021--22
2022-123
20231012
Total1157

Lead [13]

Season First Second Third Total
2021-1-1
2022-123
Total0224

Climbing World Championships

Youth[13]

Discipline 2016
Youth B		 2017
Youth A		 2018
Youth A		 2019
Juniors
Lead 2 2 1 3
Bouldering 3 3 6 -
Speed 17 28 18 -
Combined 1 2 - -

Senior

Discipline 2019
Hachioji		 2021
Moscow		 2023
Bern
Lead 15 5 5
Bouldering 41 5 3
Speed 24 - -
Combined 9 -

References
  1. "Brooke Raboutou". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  2. "Race on! Meet Brooke, 13, the world record breaking rock climber who lives life on the l-edge". Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. "Brooke Raboutou Profile". gymclimber.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. Zaccardi, Nick (August 18, 2019). "Brooke Raboutou is first U.S. Olympic sport climbing qualifier". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  5. "Boulder woman is first American to qualify for Olympic climbing — ever". The Know. September 4, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. "Brooke Raboutou: First-Ever American Climber to Qualify for Olympics". Your Boulder. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  7. "Box Therapy V15". www.instagram.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  8. "NEWS: Brooke Raboutou climbs Box Therapy". www.ukclimbing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  9. Luke, Steven (April 7, 2021). "Former USD Student Climbs Toward Olympic History". NBC San Diego. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. "Olympic Games". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  11. "USA'S RABOUTOU CLAIMS FIRST EVER IFSC BOULDER WORLD CUP GOLD". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  12. gripped (April 24, 2023). "Brooke Raboutou Wins World Cup Gold". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  13. "Brooke Raboutou". IFSC. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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