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1. olympics.com › en › newsSam Watson: Top things to know about speed world record holder

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   May 6, 2024 · Learn about Sam Watson, the 18-year-old American who broke the speed climbing world record twice in one tournament and won the PanAm Games title. Find out his hobbies, inspirations, languages and goals for Paris 2024.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sam_Watson_(climber)Sam Watson (climber) - Wikipedia

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   Samuel Watson (born February 27, 2006) [1] is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition speed climbing and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups. He holds the world record for the discipline at 4.74 seconds, accomplished at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris , France, where he took a bronze medal.

4. olympics.com › en › newsSam Watson breaks own world record in Speed climbing to reach ...

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   Aug 6, 2024 · USA’s Sam Watson broke his own Speed world record on his way to the quarter-finals of the sport climbing event at Paris 2024.. Just moments after Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo matched the record of 4.79 seconds in the seeding round, 18-year-old Watson went 0.04s quicker in the elimination heats as a sublime world record of 4.75s helped him reach the last eight.

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6. time.com › 6996486Speed Climber Sam Watson May Be One of the Fastest ... - TIME

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   Aug 5, 2024 · Climber Sam Watson Might Be One of the Fastest Olympians in Paris 5 minute read Sam Watson competes in the men’s speed qualification at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 22, 2023.

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7. www.instagram.com › samuelwatson__Sam Watson (@samuelwatson__) • Instagram photos and videos

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   61K Followers, 922 Following, 189 Posts - Sam Watson (@samuelwatson__) on Instagram: "The fastest climber in the world. World #1 Speed Climber / Olympic Medalist 🇺🇸 @kodiakcakes @evolv_worldwide @trublueclimbing".

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   Who is Sam Watson?

   • Sam Watson was born to climb. Since he was five years old, the teenager has been enamoured with the sport, to the point of making it to a professional level. His introduction to the world stage was inevitable, and so was breaking the world record twice in one tournament.

   Sam Watson: Top things to know about speed world record holder

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   Does Sam Watson have a world record for Speed climbing?

   • LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Sam Watson leaves the Paris Games with another world record in speed sport climbing but without the Olympic gold medal. The American broke the speed world record on Thursday for the second time at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the feat came in the fight for the bronze after he was eliminated in the semifinals.

   American sport climber Sam Watson leaves Paris Olympics with world

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   Did Sam Watson break his own speed world record at Paris 2024?

   • USA’s Sam Watson broke his own Speed world record on his way to the quarter-finals of the sport climbing event at Paris 2024.

   Sam Watson breaks own world record in Speed climbing to reach quarter

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   Is Sam Watson the man to beat in Paris?

   • In his second run, he lowered his own world record, running up the wall, like Spider-Man on steroids, in 4.79 seconds. These performances make Watson the man to beat in Paris. Sam Watson competes in the men’s speed qualification during the IFSC World Cup in Wujiang, China, on Apr. 12, 2024. Nakajima Kazushige—IFSC

   Speed Climber Sam Watson May Be One of the Fastest Olympians - TIME

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   Who are Sam Watson & Wu Peng?

   • Sam Watson of the United States, left, and Wu Peng of China compete in the men’s speed semifinal during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

   American sport climber Sam Watson leaves Paris Olympics with world

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   Will Sam Watson win a gold medal in speed climbing?

   • I f American Sam Watson wins the inaugural Olympic gold medal in speed climbing—the new stand-alone event in which athletes scale a 15-m wall in around five sec., or less—he’ll have some pretty sweet bragging rights.

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9. apnews.com › article › 2024-olympics-sam-watsonOlympic sport climbing: Sam Watson leaves with record, no ...

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   Aug 8, 2024 · American sport climber Sam Watson leaves Paris Olympics with world record but without gold medal. Sam Watson of the United States after competing in the men’s speed semifinal during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Le Bourget, France.

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    In Sam Watson's elimination heat against fellow American Zach Hammer, he ascended the wall in 4.75 seconds, 0.04 seconds faster than the world record — the o...

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