Jain Kim

Jain Kim
Kim in Vienna, 2010
Personal information
Born (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 36)
Goyang, South Korea
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
SpouseOh Young-hwan
Websitejainkim.kr
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known forWinning 3 World Cups, 1 World Championship and 14 Asian Championships.
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cups 31 14 17
World Championships 2 3 1
Asian Championships 14 3 3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Paris Combined
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gijón Lead
Silver medal – second place 2009 Xining Lead
Silver medal – second place 2011 Arco Lead
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paris Lead
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Innsbruck Lead
World Cup
Second place 2009 Lead
Winner 2010 Lead
Winner 2010 Combined
Second place 2011 Lead
Second place 2012 Lead
Winner 2013 Lead
Winner 2014 Lead
Second place 2015 Lead
Winner 2015 Combined
Third place 2016 Lead
Second place 2017 Lead
Second place 2017 Combined
Third place 2018 Lead
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lead
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lead
Updated on May 4, 2019

Kim Ja-in (Korean김자인, born 11 September 1988), more widely known in the Western world as Jain Kim, is a professional climber who specializes in competition climbing. She is mainly active in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. She has won the Lead Climbing World Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2014), the Lead Climbing World Championship once (2014), and the Rock Master once (2010, Lead discipline). She has won the Asian Championships 14 times in 15 years, 11 times in lead climbing and 3 times in bouldering (see below for details).

Jain Kim has also completed notable ascents outdoors. In 2014, she redpointed her first routes graded beyond the 8b+ (5.14a) grade, including Bibita Biologica 8c (5.14b) and Reini's Vibes 8c+ (5.14c), both in Arco, Italy.