Nathaniel Coleman

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| birth_place = Murray, Utah, U.S.

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| education = University of Utah

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| height = 5 ft 11 in

| weight = 163 lb

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Nathaniel Coleman (born January 1, 1997) is an American professional climber who won the silver medal in men's combined sport climbing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He became the first American male climber to qualify for the Olympic Games after advancing to the final at IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019 in November–December, 2019, a qualifying event for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.{{cite news|url=https://www.climbing.com/competition/highs-and-lows-ifsc-toulouse-combined-olympic-qualifier/|title=Highs and Lows: IFSC Toulouse Combined Olympic Qualifier|work=Climbing|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=2020-01-08|first=John|last=Burgman}}

Climbing career

=Competition climbing=

From 2016 to 2018, Coleman won three straight USA Climbing Bouldering Open National Championships, and finished 2nd in the 2019 competition.{{cite news|url=https://www.climbing.com/competition/meet-the-2019-usa-climbing-overall-national-team/|title=Meet the 2019 USA Climbing Overall National Team|work=Climbing|date=March 28, 2019|accessdate=2020-01-08|first=John|last=Burgman}} He also finished second in the 2019 Combined Invitational. Coleman won the 2020 USA Climbing Bouldering Open National Championships. Coleman also finished 4th overall in bouldering at the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup, winning silver medals in Toronto and Vail.{{cite web|url=https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/world-competition#!type=ranking&cat=ICC_MB&cup=15_WC&detail=1|title=IFSC CLIMBING WORLDCUP 2015: M E N BOULDERING|publisher=International Federation of Sport Climbing|date=2015-12-31|accessdate=2020-01-08}}

As a youth competitor, Coleman won the age group events at the USA Climbing Youth Bouldering Nationals in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.climbing.com/people/nathaniel-coleman-rising-comp-star/|title=Nathaniel Coleman: Rising Comp Star|work=Climbing|date=February 6, 2017|accessdate=2020-01-08|first=Amanda|last=Ashely}}

At 14, Coleman took fourth at Youth Bouldering Nationals in Boulder, Colorado.{{cite news| url=https://www.gymclimber.com/the-captain-the-rise-of-nathaniel-coleman/|work=Gym Climber|date=March 23, 2020|accessdate=2020-03-23|title=The Captain: The Rise of Nathaniel Coleman|first=Delaney|last=Miller}}

== World Cup rankings ==

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! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2015

! style="background: #b0e0e6" | 2021

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On June 17, 2020, Coleman completed the first ascent of The Grand Illusion, graded {{Boulder grade|V16}}, in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, United States.{{Cite news|last=Kamrani|first=Christopher |date=August 2, 2021|title= Deep into the heart of the new Olympic event of sport climbing with Nathaniel Coleman, U.S. gold-medal hopeful |url= https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2705334/2021/08/02/2021-olympics-nathaniel-coleman-sport-climbing-debut/ |work =The Athletic|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 3, 2025}}

On December 3, 2024, Coleman recorded the first ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked in Thunder Ridge, Colorado, United States, and graded it {{Boulder grade|V17|link=no}}.{{cite news |title= Nathaniel Coleman on Establishing the USA’s Newest V17 |url= https://gripped.com/profiles/nathaniel-coleman-on-establishing-the-usas-newest-v17/|work=Gripped |date=January 2, 2025|first=Aaron|last=Pardy|access-date=January 3, 2025}} This boulder problem is an extension of Defying Gravity graded {{Boulder grade|V15|link=no}} boulder, first ascended by Daniel Woods in 2013.{{cite news |title=Nathaniel Coleman - No One Mourns the Wicked V17/9A - First Ascent |url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/01/nathaniel_coleman_-_no_one_mourns_the_wicked_v179a_-_first_ascent-73877 |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=UKClimbing|first=Xa|last=White|date = January 3, 2025}}