Taisei Homma
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 1, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional sport climber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://taisei-homma.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Taisei Homma (本間 大晴, Homma Taisei, born October 1, 1999) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition climbing.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
In 2022, Homma won multiple World Cup medals, collecting his first gold medal and two silver medals in the Lead World Cup.[1]
In 2023, Homma won the silver and bronze medals at the Briançon 2023 Lead World Cup and Wujiang 2023 Lead World Cup respectively.[2][3]
In 2024, Homma won the silver medal at the Wujiang 2024 Lead World Cup.[4]
In 2025, Homma advanced to the semifinal round at the Lead World Cups in Wujiang and Bali. He was unable to participate in the four remaining Lead World Cups of the season due to Japan's national team selection criteria.[5] At the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Championships, Homma made a successful return to the finals, securing the bronze medal in the Lead discipline.[6]
Rankings
| Discipline[7] | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Lead | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Discipline | Seoul 2025 |
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| Lead | 3 |
| Discipline[8] | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Lead | 50 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
Notable ascents
Redpoint
9a+ (5.15a)
On-sight
8c (5.14b)
8b+ (5.14a)
References
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (2022-07-03). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (2023-07-16). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (2023-09-24). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ de Villiers, Ockert (2024-04-14). "Official website of the Olympics". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "銀メダルの吉田智音「五輪も見えてきた」【クライミング世界選手権｜リード選手コメント】". climbers-web.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "IFSC Sport Climbing World Championships 2025: Republic of Korea's Lee Dohyun wins Lead gold in front of home crowd". Olympics. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "TAISEI HOMMA". IFSC Results Service. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "TAISEI HOMMA". Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "La Rambla 5.15a for Taisei Homma | Gripped Magazine". Gripped.com. December 22, 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Taisei Homma onsights 8c and 8b+ in Oliana". 8a.nu. December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Taisei Homma onsights 8c and 8b+ in Oliana". 8a.nu. December 21, 2023.