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Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi

Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi (born 24 January 2001) is an Indonesian competition climber specializing in competition speed climbing.[1] In November 2023, Desak was named to the BBC's 100 Women list.[2]

Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi
Personal information
NicknameRita
NationalityIndonesian
Born (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 23)
Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia
Home townSingaraja, Bali, Indonesia
EducationGanesha University of Education
Years active2018–present
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition speed climbing
Sport
Coached byHendra Basir
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  Indonesia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bern Speed
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Speed
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Speed relay
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Seoul Speed

Competition climbing career

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Desak finished tenth overall in speed at the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup and has two World Cup podium finishes overall.[3] She finished as runner-up at 2022 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Seoul, South Korea.[4] She won the gold medal in the women's speed event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships in August 2023.[5]

At the 2024 Olympics, Desak won her heat against Piper Kelly in the elimination round of qualifications with the time of 6.38. She ended up in sixth place after losing 0.003 seconds to Deng Lijuan of China in the quarterfinals setting a personal best with a time of 6.369.

Personal life

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Desak began attending Ganesha University of Education in 2019.[6]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2023 PostFinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland   Emma Hunt 6.49–6.67   Gold [7]

Asian Games

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Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre, Shaoxing, China   Deng Lijuan 6.364–6.435   Gold

Women's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre,
Shaoxing, China 		  Nurul Iqamah
  Alivany Ver Khadijah
  Rajiah Sallsabillah 		  Deng Lijuan
  Niu Di
  Zhang Shaoqin
  Wang Shengqin 		23.506–20.925   Silver

Asian Championships

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Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Seoul, South Korea   Nurul Iqamah 9.22–9.00   Silver [8]

IFSC Climbing World Cup

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Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2022 Villars, Switzerland   Anna Brozek 7.06–7.39   Bronze [9]
2022 Chamonix, France   Rajiah Sallsabillah 6.82–6.90   Bronze [10]
2023 Seoul, South Korea   Aleksandra Kałucka 6.60–6.71   Bronze [11]
2023 Jakarta, Indonesia   Aleksandra Mirosław 6.52–6.43   Silver [12]
2023 Salt Lake City, United States   Aleksandra Mirosław 6.82–6.43   Silver [13]

NEOM Beach Games

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Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time (s) Result Ref
2023 Gayal Beach, Neom, Saudi Arabia   Rajiah Sallsabillah 6.88–6.726   Silver [14]

References

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  1. ^ Handyan, Bayu (18 June 2023). "Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi, Asa Baru Panjat Tebing Indonesia". RRI. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. November 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. ^ "IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP 2022 RESULTS". IFSC. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. ^ "Indonesia kuasai medali speed putri Kejuaraan Asia Panjat Tebing 2022". Antara. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Four tickets punched to Paris 2024 at IFSC Climbing World Champs". International Olympic Committee. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Desak Rita, Mahasiswa Undiksha Raih Medali Perak Ajang Panjat Tebing di Amerika Serikat". Ganesha University of Education. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ^ "IFSC – CLIMBING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (B,L,S, B&L) – BERN 2023 – GENERAL RESULT SPEED WOMEN". IFSC. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. ^ "IFSC ASIA - CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (B, L, S, B&L) - REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2022". IFSC Climbing. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "IFSC World Cup Villars 2022". IFSC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ "IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2022". IFSC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  11. ^ "IFSC World Cup Seoul 2023". IFSC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ^ "IFSC World Cup Jakarta 2023". IFSC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  13. ^ "IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2023". IFSC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ^ "IFSC MASTERS NEOM 2023". IFSC. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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