Seo Chae-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.
Seo Chae-hyun
Seo in 2021
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2003-11-01) November 1, 2003 (age 20)
Seoul, South Korea
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known forWinning the overall World Cup for lead in her debut season
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow Lead
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bern Lead
World Cup (Season)
Winner 2019 Lead
Second place 2022 Lead
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lead
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bouldering
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lead
Gold medal – first place 2022 Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bouldering
Updated on April 24, 2024
Seo Chae-hyun
Hangul
서채현
Revised RomanizationSeo Chae-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Ch'ae-hyŏn

Seo Chae-hyun (Korean: 서채현, born November 1, 2003), also known as Chaehyun Seo, is a South Korean professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing. She won the overall 2019 World Cup title in competition lead climbing in her senior debut season.[2] In 2021 she won the IFSC World Championship in lead climbing.[3] Seo is a two-time Olympian, having represented South Korea at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Chaehyun Seo Redpoints La Rambla (5.15a) and Onsights 5.14b". climbing.com. November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "'제2의 김자인' 고교생 서채현 떴다". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. ^ "Seo Chaehyun and Jakob Schubert crowned Lead World Champions 2021". Planet Mountain. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference IFSC Profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).