Meichi Narasaki

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Meichi Narasaki
Meichi Narasaki in Innsbruck, 2018
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1999-05-13) May 13, 1999
Utsunomiya, Japan
OccupationProfessional climber
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition climbing
Highest grade
Known for2018 Asian Championships Combined and Bouldering Winner
Medal record
World Cup (Overall)
Second place2024Bouldering
World Cup (Event)
Silver medal – second placeInnsbruck 2024Bouldering
Silver medal – second placeSalt Lake 2024Bouldering
Silver medal – second placeInnsbruck 2023Bouldering
Silver medal – second placeVail 2017Bouldering
Bronze medal – third placeKeqiao 2025Bouldering
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2018Bouldering
Gold medal – first place2018Combined
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

Competition climbing

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

Meichi's long wingspan and height allow him to perform climbs in a different style compared to his brother, Tomoa.[5]

Rankings

IFSC Climbing World Cup

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 - - - - -
Meichi Narasaki, left, at the Climbing World Championships, 2018
Meichi Narasaki, left, at the Climbing World Championships, 2018

Climbing World Championships

Discipline[6] 2018 2019 2023 2025
Lead 4 12 31 -
Bouldering 37 13 14 5
Speed 42 38 - -
Combined 8 5 16 -

Asian Championships

Discipline[6] 2018
Lead 6
Bouldering 1
Speed 18
Combined 1

Youth World Championships

Discipline[6] 2018
Lead (Juniors) 1
Bouldering (Juniors) 1
Speed 21

Japan Cup

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

References

  1. "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.
  2. "World Climbing". www.worldclimbing.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  3. "NARASAKI CONTINUES TO DOMINATE". IFSC Climbing. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. "World Climbing". www.worldclimbing.com. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  5. Albert Ok (2020-10-23). Meichi Narasaki is Tomoa's Younger Taller Brother! | Beta Break Ep.18. Retrieved 2026-04-01 – via YouTube.
  6. IFSC, ed. (September 5, 2019). "Narasaki's profile and rankings". Retrieved September 5, 2019.