Jain Kim

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Jain Kim

Jain Kim in Vienna, 2010
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born September 11, 1988
Goyang, South Korea
Residence Ganbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Height 152 centimetres (5 ft 0 in)
Weight 43 kilograms (95 lb)
Website jainkim.co.kr
Climbing career
Type of climber Sport climbing (Lead climbing and Bouldering)
Highest grade
Updated on 5 December 2014.

Jain Kim (Hangul: 김자인, born 11 September 1988) is a professional climber. She is mainly active in lead climbing and bouldering competitions. She won the Lead Climbing World Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2014), the Lead Climbing World Championship once (2014), and the Rock Master once (2010, Lead discipline).

Jain Kim also successfully climbs on rocks. In 2014, she redpointed her first routes graded beyond 8b+, namely Bibita Biologica (8c) and Reini’s Vibes (8c/8c+), both in Arco, Italy.

Biography

Jain Kim in the Bouldering World Cup, Vienna, 2010

Born into a family of mountaindwellers and climbers,[1] Jain Kim began climbing when she was 12 years old. In 2001, when she was 16, she started competing in the Lead Climbing World Cup and since 2006 she also participates in the Bouldering World Cup.

After a few years, her talent became evident. In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 she won the Lead Climbing Asian Championship. In 2008, she also won the Bouldering Asian Championship. In 2009, she managed to rank second in the Lead Climbing World Cup,[2] second in the Lead Climbing World Championship,[3] second in the World Games (Lead), and third in the Rock Master (Lead).[4]

In 2010 she won the lead climbing competitions both in the Rock Master[5] and the World Cup.[6] The World Cup was outstandingly obtained by ranking first in five out of six stages, namely those held in Xining, Chuncheon, Puurs, Huaiji, and Kranj. The only World Cup stage that Jain Kim did not win in 2010 was the first one, held in Chamonix. In 2013 and 2014 she won the Lead Climbing World Cup again, each year by getting four gold medals out of eight events.

In May and June 2014 she redpointed her first routes on rock graded beyond 8b+, namely Bibita Biologica (8c) and Reini’s Vibes (8c/8c+), both in Arco, Italy.

On September 14, 2014, three days after turning 26, she achieved an extraordinary victory at the Lead Climbing World Championships, where she managed to elegantly ascend on-sight all the routes attempted in the qualifications, semifinal, and final.

Ranking

World Cup

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Lead 25 18 28 14 18 2 1 2 2 1 1
Boulder 36 - 50 5 12 7 10 29 -

World Championships

2005 2007 2009 2011 2012 2014
Lead 32 8 2 2 2 1
Boulder 12 45 17 11 5 -

World Games

2005 2009 2013
Lead 4 2 2

Rock Master

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Lead 3 1 2
Duel 5 3

Asian Championships

2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010
Lead 1 1 1 1 1 1
Boulder 2 1 2 2

Number of medals in the World Cup

Lead

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2004
2005
2006
2007 1 1
2008
2009 1 2 3
2010 5 5
2011 5 1 1 7
2012 3 2 1 6
2013 4 2 1 7
2014 4 2 6
Total 22 9 4 35

Boulder

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2006
2007
2008
2009 1 1
2010 2 2
2011 1 1 2
2012 1 1
Total 1 1 4 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Auriana Beaute. "Jain Kim's Profile". Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ↑ planetmountain.com, ed. (16 November 2009). "Lead World Cup 2009 to Johanna Ernst and Adam Ondra". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Vinicio Stefanello (7 July 2009). planetmountain.com, ed. "Climbing World Championships - Qinghai (CHN)". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Vinicio Stefanello (6 September 2009). planetmountain.com, ed. "Eiter and Puigblanque are the kings of Rock Master 2009". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ↑ planetmountain.com, ed. (19 July 2010). "Rock Master 2010". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. ↑ up-climbing.com, ed. (30 October 2010). "Jain Kim Wins the World Cup 2010". Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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