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Shauna Coxsey bouldering at The Climbing Hangar Matchworks in Liverpool, United Kingdom on January 4, 2021
Shauna Coxsey poses for a portrait at The Climbing Hangar Matchworks in Liverpool, United Kingdom on January 4, 2021.
Shauna
Coxsey
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
·Bouldering
Shauna Coxsey is Britain's most successful-ever competitive climber and the UK's first-ever Bouldering World Champion.
Date of birth27 January 1993
Age32
Nationality
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
DisciplinesBouldering
Considering she does not come from a climbing background, Shauna's achievements in the world of bouldering are all the more impressive. "I have five sisters and a brother and none of them do anything sporty. I’m definitely the black sheep," says the Runcorn-born athlete.
Inspired by a climbing movie featuring French free climber Catherine Destivelle, Coxsey first went to a climbing wall when she was only four years old. Although she was not tall enough to be allowed to climb, she continued to insist and was eventually allowed on the wall a few months later. She immediately knew that climbing was her thing – and hasn't looked back since.
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Rob Meets Shauna CoxseyRob Warner meets up with English professional rock climber Shauna Coxsey in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
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To win, you have to be in control of your mind even more than your body.
Shauna Coxsey poses for a portrait at The Climbing Hangar Matchworks in Liverpool, United Kingdom on January 4, 2021.
Shauna Coxsey
Did you know?
She always puts her left climbing shoe on first
Did you know?
She has a dog called Arthur – you can follow him on Instagram @arthurdoggle
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Achievements
  1. 10th place: 2020 Olympics2021 · Tokyo, Japan
  2. Becomes Team GB’s first-ever sport climber2021 · Tokyo, Japan
  3. 3rd place: IFSC Climbing World Championships (Bouldering)2019 · Hachioji, Japan
  4. 3rd place: IFSC Climbing World Championships (Combined)2019 · Hachioji, Japan
  5. 1st Place: IFSC Bouldering World Cup (Overall)2017
  6. 1st place: La Sportiva Legends Only2017 · Stockholm, Sweden,
  7. Made an MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours2016
  8. 2nd Place: IFSC Climbing World Cup2016 · Munich, Germany
  9. 1st Place: British Boulder Championships 2016 · Sheffield, UK
  10. 1st Place: IFSC Bouldering World Cup (Overall)2016 · Vail, USA
  11. 1st Place: IFSC Climbing World Cup – Boulder2016 · Innsbruck, Austria
  12. 1st Place: IFSC Climbing World Cup – Boulder2016 · Kazo, Japan
  13. 1st Place: IFSC Climbing World Cup – Boulder2016 · Meiringen, Switzerland
  14. 1st Place: Bouldering World Cup2015 · Munich, Germany
  15. 1st Place: British Bouldering World Championships2015 · Sheffield, UK