Shauna Coxsey

Shauna Coxsey

Coxsey in August 2012.
Personal information
Born 27 January 1993
Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Website ShaunaCoxsey.co.uk
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Updated on 5 July 2013.

Shauna Coxsey (born 27 January 1993) is an English professional rock climber.

Early life

Coxsey was born and raised in Runcorn, Cheshire.

Career

Coxsey began climbing at the age of four, and says she was inspired to start climbing by the French climber Catherine Destivelle.[1] She is mainly active in competition climbing and has participated in the world championships in bouldering. She won the 9th edition of the competition Melloblocco in 2012. She placed 2nd in the World Cup climbing 2012 steps during Log-Dragomer and Innsbruck.[2]

In 2012, Coxsey was sponsored by Five Ten. She is also sponsored by Adidas and the Climbing Hangar in Liverpool. In 2013, she sent her first problem graded 8B (V13) when she climbed Nuthin' But Sunshine in Rocky Mountain National Park.[3] In November, she was appointed one of the UK's first-ever BMC Ambassadors.[4]

In 2014, Coxsey placed second overall in the 2014 IFSC Climbing World Cup.[5] Following her success, she became only the third female ever to boulder 8B+ (V14) when she topped New Baseline in Magic Wood near Chur, Switzerland.[6] In August 2014, Coxsey placed fourth at the World Bouldering Championships in Munich.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Shauna Coxsey (10 February 2012). "Shauna Coxsey - About". www.shaunacoxsey.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "IFSC Athlete Profile - Shauna Coxsey". www.ifsc-climbing.org. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Chris Parker (27 June 2013). "Shauna Coxsey Cranks First Female Ascent of Nuthin' But Sunshine - V13". www.rockandice.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Inspirational climbers become BMC Ambassadors". thebmc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Shauna Coxsey Runner Up in IFSC Climbing World Cup". ifsc-climbing.org.
  6. ↑ "Shauna Coxsey sets a New Baseline for Britain". thebmc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Results of the IFSC World Championships Munich 2014 - Boulder". http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/.

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