// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Neo Suzuki a good driver? He's got a zen-eral aptitude.
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2004 (age 21–22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | 2026 Asian Championships Lead Winner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neo Suzuki (鈴木 音生 Suzuki Neo) is a Japanese competition climber, specializing in competition lead climbing.[1]
Competition climbing
[edit]Suzuki began climbing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2023, advancing to all the lead world cup semifinals in his debut season.[1]
In August 2023, Suzuki won the silver medal at the IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in Seoul.[2] He continued to have success in the youth competition climbing scene, winning three titles at the IFSC Climbing Asian Youth Championships[3] in the Junior category.
In 2025, Suzuki finished on the podium at the Lead World Cup in Wujiang, collecting a silver medal in his first World Cup final.[4] He won his first Lead World Cup title in Innsbruck.[5][6]
Suzuki began the 2026 season by winning the Lead Japan Cup.[7] He subsequently claimed the gold medal at the Asian Championship, which also secured his qualification for the 2026 Asian Games.[8] In May, he won his second World Climbing Series title in Wujiang, despite advancing to the final in eighth.[9] He followed this up with a silver medal in Prague in June.[10] At the Innsbruck World Climbing Series, Suzuki secured his third career gold medal, finishing on the podium for the third consecutive time.[11]
Rankings
[edit]| Discipline[12] | 2023 | 2025 |
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| Lead | 19 | 4 |
| Discipline | Seoul 2025[13] |
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| Lead | 5 |
| Discipline | 2023 Juniors |
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| Lead[2] | 2 |
| Discipline | 2023[14] | 2025[15] | 2026[16] |
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| Lead | 2 | 2 | 1 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "NEO SUZUKI". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- 1 2 "Junior Male Lead final results". Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "IFSCアジアユース選手権（中国・重慶）2023" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ↑ "IFSC World Cup 2025 Wujiang: Lead Results". UKClimbing. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sport Climbing World Cup Innsbruck 2025: Olympic champion Janja Garnbret and Suzuki Neo win lead titles". Olympics. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "GARNBRET DOMINATES, SUZUKI TAKES FIRST GOLD IN INNSBRUCK". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "鈴木音生が悲願のV 国内リードを初めて制する【リードジャパンカップ2026】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "鈴木が男子リード優勝 安楽2位、小俣3位で日本勢が表彰台独占【クライミングアジア選手権2026】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Gold for Sanders and Suzuki". World Climbing. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "SANDERS DOUBLES UP; TRI RAMADANI MAKES HISTORY". World Climbing. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "好調の鈴木音生が今季2勝目 接戦を制する【ワールドクライミングシリーズ2026 リード第3戦】" (in Japanese). climbers-web.jp. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "NEO SUZUKI". IFSC Results Service. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ↑ "IFSC World Championships Seoul 2025 - Lead MEN General Result". IFSC Results Service.
- ↑ "リードジャパンカップ 2023" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ↑ "リードジャパンカップ 2025" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ↑ "リードジャパンカップ 2026" (in Japanese). Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Neo Suzuki at World Climbing
- JMSCA profile (in Japanese)