Jain Kim (, born 11 September 1988) is a professional climber who specializes in competition climbing. She is mainly active in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. She has won the Lead Climbing World Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2014), the Lead Climbing World Championship once (2014), and the Rock Master once (2010, Lead discipline). She has won the Asian Championships 14 times in 15 years, 11 times in lead climbing and 3 times in bouldering (see below for details).

Kim has also completed notable sport climbing routes. In 2014, she redpointed her first routes graded above the grade, including Bibita Biologica and Reini's Vibes , both in Arco, Italy.

Early life Born into a family of mountaineers and climbers, Kim started climbing at age 12. In July 2004, at age 15, she started competing in the Lead Climbing World Cup and since 2006, she has also participated in the Bouldering World Cup.

Climbing career

Competition climbing She won the Lead Climbing Asian Championship in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2008, she also won the Bouldering Asian Championship. In 2009, she ranked second in the Lead Climbing World Cup, second in the Lead Climbing World Championship, second in the World Games (Lead), and third in the Rock Master (Lead).

In 2010, she won the competition lead climbing events both in the Rock Master and the World Cup. She obtained the World Cup overall title by ranking first in five of the six stages, namely those held in Xining, Chuncheon, Puurs, Huaiji, and Kranj. The only World Cup stage that Jain Kim did not win in 2010 was the first one, held in Chamonix. She won the Lead Climbing World Cup again in 2013 and 2014, each time winning four of the eight events.

On September 14, 2014, she onsighted every route in the lead climbing event at the 2014 IFSC Climbing World Championships on her way to winning; the qualifications, the semifinals, and the final rounds.

Kim won the Lead World Cup in Chamonix on July 9, 2023, becoming the oldest woman to win a Lead World Cup at 34 years old.

Rock climbing

In May and June 2014, she redpointed her first sport climbing routes on outdoor rock above the climbing grade, namely Bibita Biologica and Reini's Vibes (8c/8c+), both in Arco, Italy.

In 2016 she flashed China Climb in Yangshou, China.

On May 20, 2017, she climbed the 555-meter Lotte World Tower in Seoul.

Personal life She is married to Oh Young-hwan, a member of the 21st National Assembly of Korea, who was a firefighter of Seoul Fire Services and writer.wedding invitation sent from Oh Younghwan(GLAD Hotel, 15:00, 12 December 2015). Retrieved 15 November 2015. On March 10, 2021, Kim gave birth to a daughter.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup Discipline 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 2024 2025 2026 Lead 25 18 28 14 18 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 8 6 23 31 8 Bouldering – – 36 – 51 5 12 7 10 29 – – – 18 48 35 51 71 – – Speed – – – – – – – – – – – 30 – – 75 – – – – – Combined – – 21 – 25 2 1 2 2 4 – 1 – 2 8 8 – – – –

Climbing World Championships Youth Discipline 2005Youth A Lead 22

Adult Discipline 2005 2007 2009 2011 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2023 2025 Lead 32 8 2 2 2 1 4 322 13 23 Bouldering 12 45 17 11 5 – – 4125 45 – Speed – – – – 41 – – 5459 – – Combined – – – – 1 – – –40 5 –

World Games Discipline 2005 2009 2013 2017 Lead 5 2 2 4

Rock Master Discipline 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Lead 3 1 – – 2 Duel – – 5 – 3

Asian Championships Discipline 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022 Lead 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – 1 1 3 – 1 3 Bouldering – – 2 1 1 2 2 1 – – 3 – – – –

World Cup podiums Lead Last updated July 9, 2023. Season Gold Silver Bronze Total2007 1 12008 02009 1 2 32010 5 52011 5 1 1 72012 3 2 1 62013 4 2 1 72014 4 2 62015 3 32016 1 4 52017 1 3 2 62018 2 2 42019 1 1 22023 1 1 Total 30 13 13 56

Bouldering Season Gold Silver Bronze Total2009 1 12010 2 22011 1 1 22012 1 1 Total 1 1 4 6

Television YearProgramOriginal titleNetworkRoleNote2015Running Man런닝맨SBSGuestEpisode 2682021Sporty Sisters 2노는언니2E ChannelMember

See also List of grade milestones in rock climbing History of rock climbing Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals

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