Jakob Schubert (born December 31, 1990) is an

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rock climber Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically and ...

sport climber Sport climbing (or Bolted climbing) is a form of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors (or bolts), permanently fixed into the rock for climber protection, in which a rope that is attached to the climber is clipped into the anchors t ...

and boulderer. He was World Champion (2012, 2018, 2021) and World Cup winner (2011, 2014, 2018) in

Lead climbing Lead climbing is a climbing style, predominantly used in rock climbing. In a roped party one climber has to take the lead while the other climbers follow. The ''lead climber'' wears a harness attached to a climbing rope, which in turn is connecte ...

. He has redpointed to . In August 2021, he won bronze at the

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in Tokyo. As of the end of 2022, Shubert had won the most men’s IFSC gold medals of any competitive climber in history.

Biography

He started climbing in 2003, when he was twelve years old. In 2004, he participated in the European Youth Cup and World Youth Championships. Since 2007, he regularly participates in the World Cup competitions for lead climbing. For seven world Cup seasons out of ten, from 2007 to 2016, he also competed in bouldering. In 2011, he won the Lead World Cup and the silver medal at the Lead World Championships in

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. The World Cup was outstandingly obtained by winning seven consecutive competitions in that season. Previously, no climber was ever able to win as many World Cup competitions in a single season (in 2002, Alexandre Chabot had won six). In 2012, he won the Lead Climbing World Championships in

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. In 2014, he won the Lead World Cup for the second time. In 2018, when he was 27 years old, he became World Champion again, in his own birthplace and home town,

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. He earned the title by reaching in the final event the same score as

Adam Ondra Adam Ondra (born February 5, 1993) is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing and bouldering. In 2013, ''Rock & Ice'' described Ondra as a prodigy and the leading climber of his generation. Ondra is the only male athlete t ...

(36+), but a higher score in the semifinal, where he ranked second after

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. A few days later, in the same competition, he also conquered the Combined title by ranking second in Speed, first in Bouldering and second in Lead. In the same year, he was awarded his third World Cup. Schubert's performance at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships qualified him for a place at the

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where he won Bronze.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Climbing World Championships

Youth Adult

Climbing European Championships

Number of medals in the Climbing European Youth Cup

Lead

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead

Bouldering

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

: :* ''Perfecto Mundo'' -

Margalef Margalef is a village in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of Montsant and is a popular ecotourism destination, especially among rock climbers Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural r ...

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) - November 9, 2019 - Third ascent (first by

Alexander Megos Alexander Megos (born 12 August 1993) is a German rock climber. He was the first climber to on-sight (climb on the first try without prior practice or advice) a route graded . He has completed multiple routes and boulder problems that are not ...

) : :* ''Neanderthal'' -

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) - December 28, 2018 - Second ascent after Chris Sharma :* ''El Bon Combat'' -

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) - December 1, 2018 - Second ascent after Chris Sharma :* ''Stoking the Fire'' -

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) - January 5, 2018 - Third ascent (first by Chris Sharma, 2013) :* ''La Planta da Shiva'' - Villanueva del Rosario (

) - January 4, 2016 - Second ascent after Adam Ondra :* ''Fight or flight'' -

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( ) - December 31, 2014 - Third ascent (first by

Chris Sharma Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 23 April, 1981) is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. He dominated sport climbing for the decade after his 2001 ascent of '' Real ...

, 2011) :* ''Catxasa'' -

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) - January 9, 2018 - Second ascent after Chris Sharma :* ''Seleccio Anal'' -

(

) - January 8, 2017 :* ''Pachamama'' -

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) - January 2, 2017 - Third ascent (first by

, 2009) :* ''Joe Mama'' -

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) - December 27, 2016 - Second ascent after Chris Sharma :* ''Kangroo Limb'' -

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( NOR) - May 29, 2016 - Second ascent after Adam Ondra :* ''Companion of Change'' -

Zillertal The Ziller Valley (german: Zillertal) is a valley in Tyrol, Austria that is drained by the Ziller River. It is the widest valley south of the Inn Valley (german: Inntal) and lends its name to the Zillertal Alps, the strongly glaciated section of t ...

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) - November 18, 2015 - First ascent :* ''Papichulo'' -

(

) - April 27, 2011 - Sixth ascent (first by

, 2008) : :* ''Kein Licht Kein Schatten'' -

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( ) - November 8, 2016 - First ascent :* ''Kraftplatzl'' - Berglsteiner See (

) - October 15, 2016 - Second Ascent after

David Lama David Lama ( ne, डेभिड लामा; 4 August 1990 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian sport climber and mountaineer. He won the European Championship in bouldering in 2007 and the European Championship in lead climbing in 2006. He ...

:* ''Direct open your mind'' -

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) - January 3, 2013 :* ''Fuck the System'' - Santa Linya (ESP)- January 2, 2013 :* ''Analogica Natural'' - Santa Linya (ESP) - January 2, 2013 :* ''Seleccio Natural'' - Santa Linya (ESP) - December 28, 2012 :* ''Ciudad de Dios'' - Santa Linya (ESP) - December 24, 2012 :* ''Martin Krpan'' - Misja Pec ( ) - November 21, 2011 :* ''Hades'' -

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, Götterwand (

) - May 30, 2010 - First ascent by Andreas Bindhammer, 2008 :* ''Underground'' - Massone,

( ITA) - March 30, 2010 - First ascent by Manfred Stuffer, 1998

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ed routes

: :* ''Aitzol'' -

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) - April 23, 2011 :

Boulder problems

:8C (V15) :*''Sierra Madre'' - Zillertal (

) - November 20, 2018 : 8B+ (V14) :*''Witness the fitness'' - Cova de Ocell (

) - January 13, 2019 - flashed :*''Hide and Sick'' - Maltatal (

) - March 25, 2018 :*''Off the Wagon -'' Val Bavona ( CHE) January 10, 2020 :

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schubert, Jakob Austrian rock climbers Living people 1990 births Sportspeople from Innsbruck Competitors at the 2013 World Games World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2009 World Games Olympic sport climbers of Austria Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in sport climbing

Biography

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Climbing World Championships

Climbing European Championships

Number of medals in the Climbing European Youth Cup

Lead

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead

Bouldering

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

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Boulder problems

See also

References

External links

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