Brooke Raboutou facts for kids
![]() Raboutou in 2019
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | |
Born | Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
April 9, 2001
Occupation | Rock climber |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (2016) wingspan +1 in |
Climbing career | |
Highest grade |
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Updated on July 7, 2014. |
Brooke Raboutou (born April 9, 2001) is an American professional rock climber. At age 9, she ticked a V10 (7C+) and became the youngest female to climb a 5.13b (8a). At 10, she sent a V11 (8A) and became the youngest female to climb 5.13d (8b). At 11, she became the youngest female to send 5.14b (8c). Raboutou also performed well on the youth climbing circuit from 2015 to 2018.
In 2019, she qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by finishing ninth in the combined Climbing World Championships.
Biography
In 2001, Raboutou was born in Boulder, Colorado. Raboutou's parents, Didier Raboutou and Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou, are former world champion rock climbers. Didier is a three-time World Cup champion, and Robyn is a five-time US champion and four-time World Cup champion.
Raboutou began attending the University of San Diego in 2018, before taking time off in early 2020 to prepare for the later-postponed Tokyo Olympics. Raboutou finished in 5th place in Combined at the inaugural Sport Climbing event in the Olympic Games.
Rankings
World Cups
Season rankings
Discipline | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 |
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Lead | 58 | 46 | 17 |
Bouldering | 49 | 55 | 4 |
Speed | 70 | 73 | 21 |
Podiums
Bouldering
Season | First | Second | Third | Total |
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2021 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
2022 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Lead
Season | First | Second | Third | Total |
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2021 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
2022 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Climbing World Championships
Youth
Discipline | 2016 Youth B |
2017 Youth A |
2018 Youth A |
2019 Juniors |
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Lead | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Bouldering | 3 | 3 | 6 | - |
Speed | 17 | 28 | 18 | - |
Combined | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Senior
Discipline | 2019 Hachioji |
2021 Moscow |
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Lead | 15 | 5 |
Bouldering | 41 | 5 |
Speed | 24 | - |
Combined | 9 | - |
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