Indonesian speed climber (born 1997)
Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian competition speed climber . He has held the world record for the discipline for about a year twice, first after setting it[ 1] 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City , and again at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Seoul .[ 2] speed climbing in 2024 , thus becoming the first Indonesian non-badminton Olympic gold medalist.[ 3] [ 4]
He was first introduced to competition speed climbing in his first year of high school. In 2014, he participated in his first national championship in Tanjung Balai Karimun , where he was finished 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.[ 5]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's speed
World Games
Men's speed
Asian Games
Men's speed
Year
Venue
Opponent
Time (s)
Result
Ref
2022
Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing , China
Wu Peng
4.955–5.119
Bronze
[ 9]
Men's speed relay
Asian Championships
Men's speed
Men's speed relay
IFSC Climbing World Cup
Men's speed
Year
Venue
Opponent
Time (s)
Result
Ref
2018
Moscow , Russia
wc–fs
Bronze
[ 15]
2021
Salt Lake City , United States
Kiromal Katibin
5.208–fall
Gold
[ 16]
2021
Villars , Switzerland
5.329–7.35
Gold
[ 17]
2022
Seoul , South Korea
6.965–fall
Gold
[ 18]
2022
Salt Lake City (I), United States
Ludovico Fossali
5.595–fall
Bronze
[ 19]
2022
Salt Lake City (II), United States
6.330–fall
Gold
[ 20]
2023
Seoul, South Korea
5.01–5.12
Gold
[ 21]
2023
Salt Lake City, United States
4.95–6.99
Gold
[ 22]
NEOM Beach Games
Men's speed
World records
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
^ "Get to know Indonesia's rock star climbers Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin" . Olympics.com . International Olympic Committee . 10 June 2021.^ "Speed Records" . IFSC-climbing.org . International Federation of Sport Climbing . Retrieved 28 April 2023 .^ "Indonesia's Leonardo upsets American Watson to win speed gold" . The Straits Times ISSN 0585-3923 . Retrieved 8 August 2024 . His win gave speed-climbing powerhouse Indonesia their first Olympic gold in a sport other than badminton ^ "Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton" . Al Jazeera . 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-12 .^ "Tekad Bulat Veddriq Leonardo" . FPTI.or.id (in Indonesian). Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2021 .^ "Sport Climbing - Men's Speed - Medallists" (PDF) . Olympics.com . International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024 .^ "Sport Climbing - Men's Speed - Result Summary" (PDF) . Olympics.com . International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024 .^ "Veddriq Leonardo Sumbang Emas Kedua Indonesia di The World Games 2022" . Sindonews (in Indonesian). 15 July 2022.^ "Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perunggu Asian Games Usai Ukir Rekor" (in Indonesian). Kumparan. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023 .^ "Ini Komentar Veddriq Usai Tim Speed Relay Meraih Medali Emas Panjat Tebing" . Pontianak Tribunnews (in Indonesian). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2022 .^ Aidilla, Tahta (4 October 2023). "Sama Dengan Tim Putri, Speed Relay Putra juga Raih Perak Asian Games" (in Indonesian). Republika. Retrieved 15 October 2023 . ^ "Indonesia Rebut 5 Medali Pada Kejuaraan Panjat Tebing Asia 2019" . Bola (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.^ "Kejuaraan Asia Panjat Tebing 2022, Veddriq Leonardo Raih Perak, Aspar Jaelolo Perunggu" . Tempo (in Indonesian). 15 October 2022.^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Speed Relay di Asian Championship 2019" . fpti (in Indonesian). 21 July 2022.^ "Indonesia Rebut Perunggu di Rusia" . Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.^ "Dua Atlet Indonesia Pecahkan Rekor Dunia Panjat Tebing" . Warta Magelang (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.^ "Atlet Panjat Tebing Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Kembali Raih Medali Emas" . Kumparan (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.^ "Indonesia Sapu Bersih Podium Nomor Speed Putra di Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing" . Tempo (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022.^ "Bangga! Indonesia Dominasi Podium Piala Dunia Panjat Tebing 2022" . celebrities.id (in Indonesian). 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022.^ "Bikin Bangga Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo Juara Dunia Panjat Tebing Seri Speed Climbing IFSC 2022" . Kompas TV (in Indonesian). 2 July 2022.^ "Veddriq raih emas dan pertajam rekor dunia panjat tebing di Korea" (in Indonesian). Antara. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023 .^ 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 . ^ "IFSC MASTERS NEOM 2023" . IFSC. Retrieved 25 November 2023 .^ "SALLSABILLAH, LEONARDO TAKE SPEED GOLDS IN CLOSING EVENT OF NEOM BEACH GAMES" . IFSC Climbing. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023 .^ "IFSC Speed Climbing World Records" .^ International Federation of Sport Climbing [@ifsclimbing] (28 April 2023). "A sub-5 at the IFSC World Cup in Seoul for Leonardo Veddriq" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Speed Records" . International Federation of Sport Climbing .^ Nabila, Arin (27 September 2024). "Daftar Pemenang JebreeetMedia Awards 2024, Rizky Ridho Jadi Atlet Pria Terfavorit" (in Indonesian). Skor.id. Retrieved 5 October 2024 . ^ "The Winners - The World Games Athletes of the Year 2024" . 31 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-31 .
External links
Wu Peng
Gold
Kiromal Katibin
Gold
Bronze
Silver
Lee Seung-beom
Dmitri Timofeev
Ludovico Fossali
Tobias Plangger
Yaroslav Tkach
