Veddriq Leonardo

Indonesian rock climber (born 1997)
Veddriq Leonardo
Personal information
Born (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 27)
Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition speed climbing
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  Indonesia
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Speed
World Cup (Season)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Speed
Gold medal – first place 2022 Speed
Gold medal – first place 2023 Speed
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Speed relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Speed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Speed
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bogor Speed
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bogor Speed relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Seoul Speed

Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing. He has held the world record for the discipline for about a year twice, first after setting it[1] en route to winning the men's speed climbing event at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, and again at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Seoul.[2]

He was first introduced to competition climbing in his first year of high school. In 2014, he participated in his first national championship in Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau Islands where he was in the top eight. In 2016, he won his first medal (bronze) in the junior national championship in Bangka Belitung. His first international event was 2018 Moscow World Cup where he placed third.[3]

Achievements

World Games

Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, United States Indonesia Kiromal Katibin 7.230–fall 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [4]

Asian Games

Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China China Wu Peng 4.955–5.119 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze [5]

Men's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2018 Jakabaring Sport City,
Palembang, Indonesia 		Indonesia Muhammad Hinayah
Indonesia Rindi Sufriyanto
Indonesia Abudzar Yulianto 		Indonesia Muhammad Fajri Alfian
Indonesia Aspar Jaelolo
Indonesia Sabri
Indonesia Septo Wibowo Siburian 		18.686–fall 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [6]
2022 Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre,
Shaoxing, China 		Indonesia Kiromal Katibin
Indonesia Rahmad Adi Mulyono
Indonesia Aspar 		China Wang Xinshang
China Wu Peng
China Zhang Liang
China Long Jinbao 		FS–W 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver [7]

Asian Championships

Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2019 Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia Indonesia Kiromal Katibin 5.460–5.547 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [8]
2022 Seoul, South Korea South Korea Lee Seung-beom 6.04–5.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver [9]

Men's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2019 Pakansari Stadium,
Bogor, Indonesia 		Indonesia Kiromal Katibin
Indonesia Zaenal Aripin 		Indonesia Sabri
Indonesia Rahmad Adi Mulyono
Indonesia Fatchur Roji 		fall–23.492 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver

[10]

IFSC Climbing World Cup

Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2018 Moscow, Russia Indonesia Muhammad Hinayah wc–fs 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze [11]
2021 Salt Lake City, United States Indonesia Kiromal Katibin 5.208–fall 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [12]
2021 Villars, Switzerland Russia Dmitri Timofeev 5.329–7.35 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [13]
2022 Seoul, South Korea Indonesia Kiromal Katibin 6.965–fall 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [14]
2022 Salt Lake City (I), United States Italy Ludovico Fossali 5.595–fall 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze [15]
2022 Salt Lake City (II), United States Austria Tobias Plangger 6.330–fall 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [16]
2023 Seoul, South Korea China Long Jinbao 5.01–5.12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [17]
2023 Salt Lake City, United States China Wu Peng 4.95–6.99 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [18]

NEOM Beach Games

Men's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2023 Gayal Beach, Neom, Saudi Arabia Ukraine Yaroslav Tkach 5.077–5.347 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold [19][20]

World records

Men's World Record History
Date Time (s) Location Competition
April 28, 2023 4.90 [21] Seoul, South Korea World Cup
April 28, 2023 4.984 [22] Seoul, South Korea World Cup
May 28, 2021 5.20[23] Salt Lake City, United States World Cup

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Discipline 2021 2022 2023
Speed 1 1 1

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Speed

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 1 1
2021 2 2
2022 2 1 3
2023 2 2
Total 6 2 8

References

  1. ^ "Get to know Indonesia's rock star climbers Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin". Olympics.com.
  2. ^ "Speed Records". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. ^ FPTI (2018-07-29). "Tekad Bulat Veddriq Leonardo". FPTI - Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ "Veddriq Leonardo Sumbang Emas Kedua Indonesia di The World Games 2022". Sindonews (in Indonesian). 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perunggu Asian Games Usai Ukir Rekor" (in Indonesian). Kumparan. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Ini Komentar Veddriq Usai Tim Speed Relay Meraih Medali Emas Panjat Tebing". Pontianak Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ Aidilla, Tahta (4 October 2023). "Sama Dengan Tim Putri, Speed Relay Putra juga Raih Perak Asian Games" (in Indonesian). Republika. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Indonesia Rebut 5 Medali Pada Kejuaraan Panjat Tebing Asia 2019". Bola (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Kejuaraan Asia Panjat Tebing 2022, Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perak, Aspar Jaelolo Perunggu". Tempo (in Indonesian). 15 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Speed Relay di Asian Championship 2019". fpti (in Indonesian). 21 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Indonesia Rebut Perunggu di Rusia". Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Dua Atlet Indonesia Pecahkan Rekor Dunia Panjat Tebing". Warta Magelang (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Atlet Panjat Tebing Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Kembali Raih Medali Emas". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Podium Nomor Speed Putra di Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing". Tempo (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Bangga! Indonesia Dominasi Podium Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing 2022". celebrities.id (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Bikin Bangga Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Juara Dunia Panjat Tebing Seri Speed Climbing IFSC 2022". Kompas TV (in Indonesian). 2 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Veddriq raih emas dan pertajam rekor dunia panjat tebing di Korea" (in Indonesian). Antara. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  18. ^ Herdana, Muammar Yahya (22 May 2023). "Kalahkan Atlet China, Veddriq Leonardo Bawa Indonesia Juara di Kejuaraan Dunia Panjat Tebing Salt Lake City 2023" (in Indonesian). Okezone. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  19. ^ "IFSC MASTERS NEOM 2023". IFSC. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  20. ^ "SALLSABILLAH, LEONARDO TAKE SPEED GOLDS IN CLOSING EVENT OF NEOM BEACH GAMES". IFSC Climbing. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  21. ^ "IFSC Speed Climbing World Records".
  22. ^ International Federation of Sport Climbing [@ifsclimbing] (April 28, 2023). "A sub-5 at the IFSC World Cup in Seoul for Leonardo Veddriq" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "Speed Records".

External links

  • IFSC profile
  • Instagram profile