Meichi Narasaki
 Meichi Narasaki in Innsbruck, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 13, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | 2018 Asian Championships Combined and Bouldering Winner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on September 05, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meichi Narasaki (楢﨑 明智 Narasaki Meichi, born May 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional competition climber who specializes in competition bouldering. He has been active in professional competition climbing since 2013.[2]
His older brother Tomoa Narasaki is also a professional competition climber.[3]
Climbing career
Competition climbing
Meichi Narasaki won the Japan Cup in bouldering in 2023 and 2026, along with many other top three finishes in the IFSC World Cups and IFSC World Championships.[4]
Bouldering
Meichi's long wingspan and height allow him to perform climbs in a different style compared to his brother, Tomoa.[5]
Rankings
IFSC Climbing World Cup
| Discipline[6] | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 32 | 61 | - | 12 | - | 41 | - | - |
| Bouldering | 63 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| Speed | - | - | - | 55 | - | - | - | - |
| Combined | 10 | 29 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
Climbing World Championships
| Discipline[6] | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 |
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| Lead | 4 | 12 | 31 | - |
| Bouldering | 37 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
| Speed | 42 | 38 | - | - |
| Combined | 8 | 5 | 16 | - |
Asian Championships
| Discipline[6] | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Lead | 6 |
| Bouldering | 1 |
| Speed | 18 |
| Combined | 1 |
Youth World Championships
| Discipline[6] | 2018 |
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| Lead (Juniors) | 1 |
| Bouldering (Juniors) | 1 |
| Speed | 21 |
| Discipline | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Lead | 11 | 21 | 44 | 13 | - | 4 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Bouldering | 23 | 29 | 18 | 5 | - | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Bouldering & Lead | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Combined | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
See also
References
- ↑ "楢﨑 明智 - 公益社団法人日本山岳・スポーツクライミング協会". www.jma-climbing.org. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "World Climbing". www.worldclimbing.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ↑ "NARASAKI CONTINUES TO DOMINATE". IFSC Climbing. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "World Climbing". www.worldclimbing.com. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ Albert Ok (2020-10-23). Meichi Narasaki is Tomoa's Younger Taller Brother! | Beta Break Ep.18. Retrieved 2026-04-01 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 3 4 IFSC, ed. (September 5, 2019). "Narasaki's profile and rankings". Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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