Sam Watson (climber)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professional climber |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | Speed climbing |
Samuel Watson is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition speed climbing and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups. He currently holds the world record for the discipline at 4.798 seconds, accomplished in the 2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Wujiang.[1]
In 2022 he won a gold medal at the Edinburgh, Scotland
In 2023, Watson set a US and Pan American speed climbing records at 5.02 seconds,[7][8] at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Seoul, Korea.[9] At the Pan American Games that year, he won the gold medal and qualified in speed climbing for the 2024 Summer Olympics[10]
Watson is originally from Texas,[6] and resides in Southlake, Texas.[2]
References
- ^ "SUPER SAM LOWERS SPEED WORLD RECORD – TWICE!". IFSC. April 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ a b "Samuel Watson". Athletes. International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ McCarvel, Nick (May 18, 2023). "Speed climbing is as fast as it's ever been - and Samuel Watson has the moves to go even faster". Olympic News. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Bowker, Paul (September 12, 2022). "Samuel Watson captures World Cup climbing gold in Edinburgh". Team USA. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Burgman, John (September 12, 2022). "Americans Golden In Lead And Speed at Edinburgh World Cup. Records Smashed. Results". Climbing.
- ^ a b Pardy, Aaron (November 12, 2022). "Sam Watson and Callie Close Win USA Speed Climbing National Championships". Gripped.
- ^ "Speed records". USA Climbing. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Speed records". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "General result speed men". IFSC – Climbing World Cup (B,S) – Seoul (KOR) 2023. International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Grossman, Grupper, and Watson Qualify for Paris 2024".
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