Sean McColl

Sean McColl is a Canadian professional rock climber from North Vancouver, born on 3 September 1987, who competes in competition lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering and has won major competitions in all three. He lived for several years in Chambéry, France, and found early success with the Canada Youth National Climbing Team, taking lead gold at the Youth World Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2012 he placed second in lead and fourth in bouldering at the IFSC Climbing World Championships and won the overall title, and in 2013 he took his first Bouldering World Cup win in Log Dragomer. He won the Combined World Cup in 2014 and 2016, and a bronze medal at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław. He qualified for the Olympics at the 2019 World Championships and placed 17th in the combined event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is also known for outdoor sport climbing and bouldering ascents. The account here rests on his English Wikipedia article, with the Olympedia athlete page as a second source.