is a Japanese competition
boulderer.
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in
Women's combined, winning a silver medal.
Life
Her father and sister introduced her to climbing when she was 9, and she competed in her first world cup aged 17. She is one of the most successful young climbers on the
Bouldering World Cup circuit and has recently started competing in
speed
In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quanti ...
and
lead
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...
in preparation for the
2020 Tokyo Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
, where climbers are supposed to compete in all disciplines.
In 2018, she won the
Bouldering World Cup by earning one gold medal and six silver medals in the seven events of that season.
In 2019, she won three
Climbing Japan Cup Climbing Japan Cup or Japan Climbing Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the JMSCA (Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association). The athletes compete in three disciplines: lead, bouldering and speed. The ...
competitions: Bouldering Japan Cup, Speed Japan Cup, and Combined Japan Cup.
In December 2020, Nonaka's qualification for the
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
was confirmed after a dispute between the
IFSC and the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. In 2022 she won bronze medal at the World Cup in
Innsbruck.
Rankings
Climbing World Cup
Climbing World Championships
Youth
Adult
World Cup podiums
Bouldering
Speed
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Female climbers
Japanese rock climbers
Sportspeople from Tokyo
World Games silver medalists
Competitors at the 2017 World Games
Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic sport climbers of Japan
Olympic silver medalists for Japan
Olympic medalists in sport climbing
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Japanese women
Competitors at the 2022 World Games