Nathaniel Coleman Wins Silver Medal In Men’s Combined Sport Climbing
Aug 5, 2021, 7:10 AM | Updated: 9:34 am
USA's Nathaniel Coleman celebrates after competing in the men's sport climbing bouldering final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo on August 5, 2021. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Murray, Utah native Nathaniel Coleman won the Silver medal for the Men’s Combined event in Sport Climbing at the Tokyo Olympics.
Coleman competed in the Men’s Combined final of Sport Climbing on Thursday, August 5.
Men’s Combined consists of speed climbing, bouldering, and lead climbing. It’s the first time Sport Climbing has been an event at the Summer Games.
SEND IT TO SILVER! 🥈
Nathaniel Coleman wins #TeamUSA a medal in sport climbing's Olympic debut. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/vCh1fa8PHH
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 5, 2021
After participating in the three portions of the event, Coleman had accumulated a total score of 30.00, which was won him the Silver medal.
Alberto Gines Lopez had a final score of 28.00 to win Gold.
Alberto Gines Lopez of #ESP is the first ever #SportClimbing Olympic champion!
He takes #gold in the men’s combined final!#StrongerTogether | #Tokyo2020 | @ifsclimbing pic.twitter.com/zq1VhFdutX
— Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2021
Speed Climbing
Coleman raced in three heats in the speed climbing final. He posted the following times:
First Climb: 6.45 seconds
Second Climb: 6.21 seconds
Third Climb: Fall
The climbs result in 6.00 points.
Murray’s Nathaniel Coleman just won the Silver Medal in Men’s Climbing! @USAClimbing Here’s the story I did with him after the qualifying round. https://t.co/oCbkLRPt3K @KSL5TV @kslsports
— Alex Cabrero (@KSL_AlexCabrero) August 5, 2021
Bouldering
Coleman finished a top the 10 climbers in the final in the bouldering portion of the final. He recorded the following scores:
Boulder 1: T1z1
Boulder 2: T3z2
Boulder 3: z1
Results: 2T3z 4 4
Attempts to Tops: 4
Attempts to Zone: 4
Coleman’s bouldering score was 1.00.
The first-ever Olympic #SportClimbing men's podium:
🥇 Alberto Gines Lopez 🇪🇸
🥈 Nathaniel Coleman 🇺🇸
🥉 Jakob Schubert 🇦🇹Climbing was thrilling from start to finish on debut at #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/dTRFI3pMLu
— Andrew Binner (@AndrewBinner) August 5, 2021
Lead Climbing
Coleman placed fifth in the leading climbing discipline of Men’s Combined.
He reached hold 34+ in the event.
It resulted in a score of 5.00 in lead climbing and 30.00 for the final and Silver.
#Silver | #USA | #SportClimbing
It’s a #silver medal for Nathaniel Coleman in the men’s combined competition.#StrongerTogether | #Tokyo2020 | @ifsclimbing | @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/Lx0uJofLSS
— Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2021
