Jongwon Chon
Jongwon Chon, in Korean script 천종원 (* 1996) is a sports climber from South Korea, who won the World cup in 2015 in the climbing discipline bouldering.
In 2012 Chon participated in his first international youth competitions. In 2013 he won the second place in the Asian youth championships.[1] Since 2014 he climbs as an adult in the Bouldering World Cup. In his first season he reached the finals twice and won fourth place both times. He finished the season at rank 9.[2]
Chon reached the finals of a world cup four times in 2015 and finished 6th in Toronto, 2nd in Chongquing, 1st in Haiyang, and 3rd in Munich. These rankings were enough for him to win the season, ahead of Jan Hojer from Germany and Adam Ondra from the Czech Republik.[3]
In the past, Chon participated in competitions in the disciplines of Lead climbing and Speed climbing, but since he climbs in the world cup, he specializes in bouldering.
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References
- ↑ All competitions and results according to IFSC: Jongwon CHON, as of 2015-08-19
- ↑ IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2014: M E N bouldering, as of 2014-12-31
- ↑ IFSC: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2015: M E N bouldering, as of 2015-08-15