Erin McNeice OLY (born 6 April 2004) is an English rock climber who specialises in competition climbing. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the combined Boulder and Lead competition.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 2004[1][2] Rodmersham, Kent, England[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional rock climber | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editMcNeice started climbing at the age of five[2][3][4] when her father took her and her older brother to a climbing gym.[3][4]
Aged 12, after four years living in Malaysia where she trained on larger climbing walls,[2][4] McNeice entered her first national competition before eventually making it onto the Great Britain Climbing junior squad and going on to represent her country at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships, where she placed 5th in Bouldering and 10th in Lead.[4]
In 2022, and still only 17-years-old, she became the youngest member of the Great Britain Climbing senior team.[3][4]
McNeice won the British Lead senior title in 2022[5] and 2023.[6][7]
She took a bronze medal at the first Olympic Qualifier Series event in Shanghai, China, in May 2024.[8][9][10]
The following month, McNeice matched that performance at the second event of the series in Budapest, Hungary, to book her spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11][12][13][14][15]
Her Olympic place was officially confirmed when Team GB named their climbing squad on 3 July 2024.[16][17] At the Games in Paris, McNeice was 10th after the bouldering section of the semi-finals[18][19] and then came seventh in the Lead round to qualify for the final in a combined seventh position.[20][21] She finished fifth in the final.[22][23][24]
On 3 October 2024, McNeice won her first IFSC Climbing World Cup medal, claiming bronze in the bouldering competition at the final event of the 2024 season in Seoul, South Korea.[25][26] In doing so she became only the third British woman to win a medal at a Bouldering World Cup competition after Shauna Coxsey and Claire Bell.[25][26] The result also meant McNeice finished ninth in the overall 2024 Bouldering World Cup standings.[25]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sport Climbing: McNeice, Erin". European Championships Munich 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Erin MCNEICE". Team GB. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sittingbourne student chosen by Team GB could be at 2024 Olympics". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Erin McNeice Athlete". Lattice Training. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "McNeice and Pope win senior titles at BLCC". Climber. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "British Lead Climbing Championships 2023 - Report". UK Climbing. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "RESULTS: BRITISH LEAD, SPEED & PARACLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". GB Climbing. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "OQS: ERIN MCNEICE TAKES A BRILLIANT BRONZE IN SHANGHAI". GB Climbing. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Erin McNeice - Great Britain". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Raboutou in front of Seo and McNeice - Results Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai". lacrux.com. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "McNeice, McArthur, and Thompson-Smith Qualify for Paris 2024 in Budapest". British Mountaineering Council. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest - Report". UK Climbing. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Sport climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "McNeice, Thompson-Smith and McArthur qualify for Paris Games". Climber. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: Erin McNeice from Sittingbourne qualifies for Team GB in bouldering". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "GB name four-strong climbing squad for Paris 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Four sport climbers set for Team GB debuts at Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Sport Climbing: Women's Boulder Semi-Final - Report". UK Climbing. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Kent climber inspired after first Olympic outing in Paris". Kent Live. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Erin McNeice determined to soak up Olympic experience after qualifying for final". Yahoo Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Sport Climbing - Women's Lead Semi-Final - Garnbret Leads the Way". UK Climbing. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Briton McNeice finishes fifth in climbing final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 sport climbing: All results, as Janja Garnbret becomes double Olympic champion with Boulder & Lead gold". olympics.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Janja Garnbret successfully defends Olympic Gold". UK Climbing. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Silver and Bronze Medals for Milne and McNeice in IFSC Boulder World Cup Seoul 2024". UK Climbing. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b "SANDERS CLAIMS FIRST WIN AND GOLDEN LEE PLEASES SEOUL CROWD". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 3 October 2024.