Veddriq Leonardo

Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian speed climber. He currently holds the world record in his discipline,[1] which he set en route to winning the men's speed climbing event at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City.

Veddriq Leonardo
Personal information
NationalityIndonesia
Born (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997
Pontianak, Indonesia
Climbing career
Type of climberSpeed climbing

He was first introduced to sport climbing in his first year of high school. In 2014, he participated in his first national championship in Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau Islands where he was in top eight. In 2016, he won his first medal (bronze) in junior national championship in Bangka Belitung. His first international event was 2018 Moscow World Cup where he placed third.[2]

Achievements

World Cup

Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time Result
2018 Moscow, Russia Muhammad Hinayah wc - fs Bronze
2021 Salt Lake City, United States Kiromal Katibin 5.20 - fall Gold
2021 Villars, Switzerland Dmitri Timofeev 5.32 - 7.35 Gold

Asian Games

Men's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time Result
2018 Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia Muhammad Hinayah
Rindi Sufriyanto
Abudzar Yulianto
Muhammad Fajri Alfian
Aspar Jaelolo
Sabri
Septo Wibowo Siburian
18.686 - false start Gold

Asian Championships

Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time Result
2019 Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia Kiromal Katibin 5.460 - 5.547 Gold

Men's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time Result
2019 Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia Kiromal Katibin
Zaenal Aripin
Sabri
Rahmad Adi Mulyono
Fatchur Roji
fall - 23.492 Silver

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Discipline 2021
Speed 1

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Speed

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
201811
20212 2
Total213

References

  1. "Get to know Indonesia's rock star climbers Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin". Olympics.com.
  2. FPTI (2018-07-29). "Tekad Bulat Veddriq Leonardo". FPTI - Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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