Emma Hunt – Climbing

  • Officially qualified for the Paris Olympics
  • 2023 World Championships: Silver
  • 2023 World Cup: Silver
  • 2023 U.S. National Championships: Gold
  • 2022 World Games: Gold
  • 2022 Edinburgh World Cup: Silver
  • 2022 Salt Lake City World Cup: Silver
  • 2022 Seoul World Cup: Silver
  • American Record Holder
  • 2021 Pan American Championships: Gold
  • 2021 Salt Lake City World Cup: Silver

A then 5-year-old,Emma Hunt, tagged along to the climbing gym one day with her Dad after he decided to take up climbing as exercise. They started going as a family and Emma’s love grew for the sport as well as her talent. She started competing at 8 years old and now at 19, she is holding the American Record in Speed climbing.

Hunt competes primarily in speed climbing, an event in which the athletes race up the wall like spiders in an exciting head-to-head format. Sport climbing was added to the Olympics for the Tokyo Games with a combined event in which athletes competed in all three disciplines: bouldering, lead and speed. The climbing program for the 2024 Games in Paris will include two medal events for men and women: one combining bouldering and lead, and the other a standalone speed competition, insert Emma Hunt.

Currently, Emma is enrolled in Kennesaw University online courses while training where she is majoring in Spanish, Modern Languages and looking into pursuing a degree in Healthcare Sciences.