Meichi Narasaki
Appearance
Meichi Narasaki in Innsbruck, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 13, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | 2018 Asian Championships Combined and Bouldering Winner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on September 05, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meichi Narasaki (楢﨑 明智 Narasaki Meichi, born May 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional competition climber who specializes in competition bouldering. He has been active in professional competition climbing since 2013.[2]
His older brother Tomoa Narasaki is also a professional competition climber.[3]
Climbing career
[edit]Competition climbing
[edit]Meichi Narasaki won the Japan Cup in bouldering in 2023 and 2026, along with many other top three finishes in the IFSC World Cups and IFSC World Championships.[4]
Bouldering
[edit]Meichi's long wingspan and height allow him to perform climbs in a different style compared to his brother, Tomoa.[5]
Rankings
[edit]IFSC Climbing World Cup
[edit]| Discipline[6] | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 32 | 61 | - | 12 | - | 41 | - | - |
| Bouldering | 63 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| Speed | - | - | - | 55 | - | - | - | - |
| Combined | 10 | 29 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |

Climbing World Championships
[edit]| Discipline[6] | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 |
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| Lead | 4 | 12 | 31 | - |
| Bouldering | 37 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
| Speed | 42 | 38 | - | - |
| Combined | 8 | 5 | 16 | - |
Asian Championships
[edit]| Discipline[6] | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Lead | 6 |
| Bouldering | 1 |
| Speed | 18 |
| Combined | 1 |
Youth World Championships
[edit]| Discipline[6] | 2018 |
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| Lead (Juniors) | 1 |
| Bouldering (Juniors) | 1 |
| Speed | 21 |
| Discipline | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 11 | 21 | 44 | 13 | - | 4 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Bouldering | 23 | 29 | 18 | 5 | - | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Bouldering & Lead | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Combined | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "楢﨑 明智 - 公益社団法人日本山岳・スポーツクライミング協会". www.jma-climbing.org. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "World Climbing". www.worldclimbing.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ↑ "NARASAKI CONTINUES TO DOMINATE". IFSC Climbing. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "World Climbing". www.worldclimbing.com. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- ↑ Albert Ok (2020-10-23). Meichi Narasaki is Tomoa's Younger Taller Brother! | Beta Break Ep.18. Retrieved 2026-04-01 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 3 4 IFSC, ed. (September 5, 2019). "Narasaki's profile and rankings". Retrieved September 5, 2019.