Erin McNeice (born 6 April 2004) is a British rock climber who specialises in competition climbing. She has qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 6 April 2004[1] |
| Occupation | Professional rock climber |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | |
Biography
editMcNeice started climbing at the age of five when her father took her and her older brother to a climbing gym.[2][3]
Aged 12, after four years living in Malaysia where she trained on larger climbing walls, 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.[3]
In 2022, and still only 17-years-old, she became the youngest member of the Great Britain Climbing senior team.[2][3]
McNeice won the British Lead senior title in 2022[4] and 2023.[5][6]
She took a bronze medal at the first Olympic Qualifier Series event in Shanghai, China, in May 2024.[7][8][9]
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.[10][11][12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sport Climbing: McNeice, Erin". European Championships Munich 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Sittingbourne student chosen by Team GB could be at 2024 Olympics". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "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.