Tokyo | 6 August – Olympic Sport Climbing came to a close tonight with medals awarded in the Women’s Final. Out of a final field of eight, Brooke Raboutou (Boulder, CO) finished in 5th. The medals went to Janja Garnbret (Slovenia) gold, Miho Nonaka (Japan) silver and Akiyo Noguchi (Japan) bronze.

Speed 

Raboutou fell against Nonaka, lost to Garnbret with a 8.77, and beat Seo (Republic of Korea) with a 9.06. After three speed runs she was positioned in 7th heading into bouldering.

Bouldering 

The women each faced three problems. Raboutou fought hard and was very close on several problems climbing to three zones and finishing 2nd. After speed and bouldering, she headed into lead in 5th place.

Lead

Raboutou was the third climber to attempt the wall and climbed to 20+. She finished 6th in lead.

Her rankings for each of the three disciplines were multiplied resulting in 84 points.

Results and Photos

Team USA had a very strong week finishing with Nathaniel Coleman 2nd, Brooke Raboutou 5th, Colin Duffy 7th, and Kyra Condie 11th. Full Olympic Combined results can be found here. Article photo courtesy Jon Glassberg / Louder Than 11 and more IFSC photos can be found here.

Next Up

Sport Climbing is over but the Olympic Games are not. The US Olympic Climbing Team is planning to walk in the Closing Ceremonies on Sunday, 8 August. Please check your local viewing options here.

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