Emma Hunt
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Emma Hunt (born April 1, 2003) is an American competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing, and holds the American women's speed record with 6.25 seconds, set in July 2025 at the Climbing world Cup in Chamonix, France.
Competition climbing career
Hunt finished second overall in speed at the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup and has four World Cup podium finishes overall. She finished seventh at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships.
Hunt won her first senior event at the 2021 IFSC Pan-American Championships in Ibarra, Ecuador. She also won the gold medal in the women's speed event at the 2022 World Games in July 2022.
Hunt competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She won her heat against Manon Lebon of France in the elimination round of qualifications with a time of 6.38. Hunt ended up in fifth place after losing in the quarterfinals to Rajiah Sallsabillah of Indonesia.
Personal life
Hunt graduated a year early from high school and began attending Kennesaw State University in 2020.
Major results
Olympic Games
| Discipline | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 5 |
World championships
World Cup
Pan American championships
| Discipline | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Bouldering | — | 3 |
| Speed | — | 1 |
| Combined | 8 | — |
See also
- List of grade milestones in rock climbing
- History of rock climbing
- Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals
External links
- at IFSC
- at Olympics.com
- at Olympedia
- at the World Games
- at InterSportStats