Shion Omata
Japanese climber
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Shion Omata (小俣 史温, Omata Shion, born March 23, 2006)[2] is a Japanese rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing.
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 23, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Nippon Sport Science University (Nittaidai) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition lead climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | 2024 Asian Championships Lead Winner.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Omata started climbing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2023, placing 8th and 5th in the Villars and Briançon lead world cups respectively.[3][4] He won the silver medal in the Wujiang world cup in his debut senior year.[5]
In 2024, Omata was a finalist in 4 of 6 of the Lead World Cups, earning bronze in Briançon and Seoul.[6][7] He also claimed the 2024 Lead title at the IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Tai'an.[8]
Rankings
Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup
Lead
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |