Ryo Omasa (大政 涼 Omasa Ryo; born June 26, 2002) is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing.
Career
Omasa collected his first IFSC World Cup medal, winning bronze at the 2023 Villars World Cup. In September 2023, he won another bronze medal at the Wujiang World Cup.
In 2025, Omasa won his first silver medal at the Bali World Cup and a bronze medal at the Kraków World Cup.
In 2026, Omasa won this fourth bronze medal in Chamonix, after beating Zhao Yicheng in the semifinal with a PB of 4.701. Omasa won his first World Climbing Series in Chongqing, becoming the first Japanese climber to win in the Speed event.
Achievements
Asian Youth Championships Lead Youth A Year Venue Result 2018 Chongqing, China Bronze
IFSC Climbing World Cup Men's speed Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result 2026 Chamonix, France Zhao Yicheng 4.701–4.704 Bronze 2025 Guiyang, China Chu Shouhong 4.79–4.99 Silver 2025 Bali, Indonesia Samuel Watson fs–4.64 Silver 2025 Kraków, Poland Zach Hammer 5.49-fall Bronze 2023 Wujiang, China Euncheol Shin 5.11-5.16 Bronze 2023 Villars, Switzerland Samuel Watson 5.30-fall Bronze
Rankings World Cup Discipline2022202320242025 Speed 26 10 10 3
Japan Cup Discipline2019202020212022202320242025 Speed 20 9 11 1 5 9 2
References
External links
JMSCA profile