Chon Jong-won

Chon Jong-won
Chon in 2018
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1996-02-07) February 7, 1996 (age 28)
Seoul[1]
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Ape index+6 cm (2 in)
Known forWinning World Cup in 2015
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Innsbruck Bouldering
World Cup
Winner 2015 Bouldering
Winner 2017 Bouldering
Second place 2017 Combined
Updated on November 13, 2017
Chon Jong-won
Hangul
천종원
Revised RomanizationCheon Jong-won
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏn Chong-wŏn
Chon Jong-won, Jan Hojer and Adam Ondra as winners of the 2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup

Chon Jong-won (born February 7, 1996) is a South Korean competition climber, who won the IFSC Climbing World Cup in 2015 and 2017 in the competition bouldering discipline and competed in the 2020 Olympics.

  1. ^ Becker, Ralf. "Jongwon CHON". Digital ROCK. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.