Christopher Cosser

Christopher Cosser, born on 12 December 2000, is a South African competition climber. He won the combined event at the 2020 African Climbing Championships, a result that qualified him for the combined event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021, where he finished 16th out of 20 competitors. Climbing made its debut in the Summer Olympics at those Games, and Cosser was paired with South Korean climber Jongwon Chon in the very first heat. Chon fell off the speed wall and Cosser completed the climb, which set the first speed record for climbing in Olympic history. In December 2023 he placed second behind Mel Janse van Rensburg at the African Continental Qualifier, and so failed to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.