Tomoa Narasaki

A recent gold medalist in the IFSC Climbing World Cup and World Championships, Tomoa Narasaki is a professional sport climber and boulderer from Japan. He is recognized as one of the best sport climbers in the world and is an extremely popular athlete in his home country.

Born in Utsunomiya in 1996, Narasaki first began climbing at 10 years old alongside Sachi Amma. He made his youth level debut in 2011 and appeared in his first World Cup shortly after. He began to make a serious impact in the sport in 2016, finishing in the top three at multiple IFSC World Cup and World Championships throughout the year. He also is known for his frequent appearances in the China Open and Asian Continental Championships. An expert in bouldering, he also sees success in combined, lead, and speed competitions. In 2019, he took home gold in both bouldering and combined disciplines at the World Championships in Hachioji, Japan. He made history later that year when he flash climbed a V14 grade rock on his first try.

Narasaki works with well known Japanese trainer Chiba Tore and practices the modern ‘parkour’ style of climbing. As a result of his success in international competition, he was recently featured in GQ Japan magazine and is set to represent his home country in Tokyo as sport climbing makes its Olympic debut. Narasaki consistently appears near the top of the world rankings, and his younger brother Meichi is a successful climber as well.