It has been an incredible ride over the last week with the IFSC Oceania Qualifier 2023 in Melbourne Australia.
We are extremely proud of the whole team who represented Climbing New Zealand and their sport with pride.
We are obviously especially proud of the results from the Speed Team with Sarah and Julian on their wins and being awarded places at the Paris Olympics.
We are also proud of the rest of the Speed team, with many personal best times and 3rd places for Abby and Flynn.
Congratulations to Jorja, Ned, Mischa, Meredith and Luke for all making finals.
Congratulations to Rebecca, Speedie and Oskar for making finals in the highly competitive Lead-Bouldering event.
Many thanks for Rob and Troy for supporting you all and to your supporters and Whanau for either being there or supporting from afar.
If you missed the Speed finals from Julian and Sarah, here is a better view that we got from the live feed care of Rob (only one camera involved, so much easier to follow) Very nervous times for all watching!
Imagine waking up this morning and having to pinch yourself to make sure you didn’t just dream about qualifying for the Olympics yesterday.
That is likely what Sarah Tetzlaff and Julian David must be going through this morning, and similarly their proud coach Rob Moore.
After stunning and nail-biting races yesterday, both Julian and Sarah have officially qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics as the first NZ climbers to represent NZ at any Olympic event. It is a historic moment for the sport and the country but one that will only sink in slowly for our athletes.
Hundreds of people watched the event live on TV yesterday, many cheering and screaming at the screen and celebrating countless PBs and successes.
It has been a big journey not just for Julian and Sarah but all other NZ athletes at the IFSC Qualifying event as well. Abby Gebert and Flynn Chisholm placing third in their retrospective events is another huge success to come from the event. PBs were set by many other athletes; many running under 10, 9, 8, 7 seconds for the first time and walking away with big smiles.
We are sure there was a big celebration in Melbourne last night and we can’t wait to welcome home the team and celebrate their hard work and success.
Following the La Sportiva Youth and Masters Bouldering Championships at BoulderCo, Auckland on the 14th and 15th of October the following athletes have been selected into the Youth Development Squad for 2023 / 2024.
Sophia Cook Mischa Boorman Grace Hansen Laura Townshend Dixie Whiting Jess Young
Youth A Male:
Luka Sugimoto-Faulkner Wei Zhen Ng Spencer Menzies Finlay Cate Barney Gould Cullen Campbell Oliver Chinn Kesha Cerna Kieran Death Will Browne Youth B Female:
Katie Chinn Alisa Schenk Fia Warburton Mila Piatek Xanthe Saunders Manaia Johnson (discretionary)
Youth B Male:
Fletcher McGrath Teo Besier Jamie Birchler Rio Piatek Conrad Bolger
Samba Goyal Tristan Jayasuriya Xavier Wasek-Webb Brooklyn Jackson-ger Lucas Winchester
Youth D Female:
Nina Fookes
Youth D Male:
Hamish McLaughlin Xavier Faber
Any athletes wishing to appeal the selection process, appeals need to be made within 2 working days of this post being notified to all climbers. Please ensure that you refer to the section 7 of the selection policy, and send any appeal to.
Reminder of the criteria for selections:
Athletes need to be eligible for selection, which means being a member of a Climbing New Zealand Affiliated Club and being eligible to hold a New Zealand passport.
Automatic selection of the top 40% of the eligible athletes invited to be a member of the 2023/24 NZ Youth Development Squad. Discretionary selections can also be made, refer to the policy for details.
Climbing New Zealand selection processes are documented in our selection policy page on our website, please refer to this in the first instance if you have questions.The actual policy document is on our web page here.
Being selected into the Development Squad makes the athlete eligible to seek New Zealand Team selection in 2024.
According to the CNZ Selection Policy an athlete wishing to be considered for Development Squad or New Zealand Team selection in 2024, but unable to compete, can apply to be considered for discretionary selection under exceptional circumstances.
The selection policy sets out examples for reasons where exceptional circumstances will be considered.
In all cases athletes wishing to be considered for selection (initially to the development squad) under exceptional circumstances still need to apply to CNZ to be included in the selection process.
You need to make your application to as soon as possible with a cut off date of Monday the 16th of October 2023.
Please state:
Athlete Name:
Athlete DOB:
Event e.g Youth and Masters Bouldering Championships
Send all related information on recent and previous performances, all current or recent climbing activities, any injury, illness and recovery information, climbing goals and anything related that may assist the selectors.
Note: Attendance and performance at prior recent CNZ National Championship events will be expected.
How does selection work when dealing with exceptional circumstances cases?
According to the selection policy there are a range of approaches that the selectors can take to rank athletes who missed a selection event alongside others. The aim is to ensure the process is as fair as possible for all athletes.
According to the selection policy:
Appendix 2
Effect of exemption
If the CNZ Committee has granted an application for Exceptional Circumstances, the Selection Committee may adjust the points to be awarded to the athlete using one or more of the following:
If the athlete has missed a National Championship, award the athlete points equal to:
o Their placing at the previous National Championships they competed in, in the same gender, Age Category and Discipline, or
o The points they were awarded at the Selection Camp in that discipline, or
o The average of the points awarded to other athletes under Appendix 1 in respect of the National Championship in the same gender, Age Category and Discipline
Notified 1pm, Saturday the 23rd of September 2023.
Following the La Sportiva Open Bouldering Championships at the Northern Rocks, Auckland on the 16th of September the following listed athletes have been selected into the Open Development Squad for 2023 / 2024 for Bouldering.
Any athletes wishing to appeal the selection process, appeals need to be made within 2 working days of this post being notified to all climbers. Please ensure that you refer to the section 7 of the selection policy, and send any appeal to.
Reminder of the criteria for selections:
Athletes need to be eligible for selection, which means being a member of a Climbing New Zealand Affiliated Club and being eligible to hold a New Zealand passport.
Automatic selection of the top 25% of the eligible athletes invited to be a member of the 2023/24 NZ Open Development Squad. Discretionary selections can also be made, refer to the policy for details.
Climbing New Zealand selection processes are documented in our selection policy page on our website, please refer to this in the first instance if you have questions.The actual policy document is on our web page here.
Being selected into the Development Squad makes the athlete eligible to seek New Zealand Team selection in 2024.
Open Development Squad
Open Female
Female (top 25% based on results)
Lucy Sinclair
Tayla Manning
Amanda Speed
Dixie Whiting
Kiri Shibahara
Female (discretionary selections, due to performance equivalence)
Azaria Briscoe
Jasmine Arnold-Clark
Cirrus Tan
Hannah Zia
Abby Gebert
Meredith Butcher
Mischa Boorman
Female (discretionary due to exceptional circumstances)
