Zhao Yicheng
Chinese speed climber (born 2009)
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Zhao Yicheng (born 8 June 2009) is a Chinese competition speed climber. He is a three-time World Climbing Youth Championship gold medalist and world record holder.
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| Born | 8 June 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition speed climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Zhao made his World Climbing Youth Championship debut in 2023 and won a gold medal in the Youth B category.[1] He again won a gold medal in the Youth B category at the 2024 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships.[2] During the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships he won a gold medal in the under-17 category with a time of 4.85 seconds.[3]
Zhao represented China at the 2026 Asian Beach Games and won a gold medal in the men's individual speed climbing event. In the gold medal contest, Zhao secured the victory after Indonesia’s Antasyafi Robby Al Hilmi was disqualified due to a false start.[4] During qualification he set a world record time of 4.58 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 4.64 seconds held by Sam Watson.[5][6] Zhao and Al Hilmi also met in the final of the men's relay event, paired with Long Jianguo and Raharjati Nursamsa respectively; unlike in the individual event, both teams raced to a proper conclusion, with China beating Indonesia and also setting a world record of 9.75s in the process.[7]
