Sean McColl
McColl competing at the 2012 Bouldering World Cup in Munich
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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3 September 1987 Vancouver, Canada |
| Residence | Vancouver, Canada |
| Occupation | Professional Athlete |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Website | www |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | Sport climbing |
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| Updated on 15 July 2017. | |
Sean McColl (born 3 September 1987 in Vancouver) is a professional rock climber from North Vancouver, Canada. He competes in the lead climbing, speed climbing, and bouldering disciplines, and has won major competitions in all three.
Sean McColl was born on 3 September 1987 in North Vancouver, Canada and live in Chambéry, France. As of the past couple of years, he travels the world training and competing. He is sponsored by Walltopia, SCARPA, Flashed Climbing, Joe Rockheads, and Vertical'Art.
Sean McColl found early success while training with the Canada Youth National Climbing Team. He won the gold medal in lead climbing in his age group at the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Youth World Championships. In 2006, he won in both the lead and speed climbing categories, and was beginning to break into the top 20 finishes at adult competitions. In February 2011, McColl won first place at the 12th Annual ABS Nationals bouldering competition in Boulder, Colorado.
2012 was McColl's most successful competition season to date, with 10 podium finishes at major climbing competitions. In September, McColl competed in the IFSC Climbing World Championships, where he placed second in lead climbing and fourth in bouldering. Although he did not win either event, he earned enough points to secure first place in the overall competition. Two months later, he went to the PanAmerican Championships in Venezuela. He took first place in lead climbing and second place in bouldering, making him the first Canadian athlete to reach the podium at the competition.
In May 2013, McColl earned his first Bouldering World Cup win at an event in Log Dragomer. He was the only male competitor to solve three of the four finals problems, taking first place over Jan Hojer and Dmitri Sarafutdinov. One week later, McColl took fourth place at the World Cup in Innsbruck. He placed fourth once again in June at the World Cup event in Vail.
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