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Julian David 🇳🇿<\/span><\/a>Story<\/a>Climbing<\/a>Press<\/a>Why<\/a>Connect<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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\n🇳🇿 New Zealand Olympian #1551 · Paris 2024<\/span>\n

Julian David<\/h1>\n

Olympic speed climber. U20 World Champion. NZ’s Spider-Man.<\/p>\n

I race up a 15-metre wall in about five seconds. At 19 I became New Zealand’s first male Olympic speed climber, beat a former world record holder on the Olympic wall in Paris, and finished 8th in the world. Now I’m a three-time Oceania champion training full-time in Mount Maunganui for one goal: a medal at LA28<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My Story<\/a>Watch Me Climb<\/a>Connect<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/a>TikTok<\/a>YouTube<\/a>Facebook<\/a>Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Le Bourget, Paris 2024 — Olympic quarterfinalist at 19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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5.20s<\/div>
Olympic personal best · NZ & Oceania record<\/div><\/div>\n
8th<\/div>
Paris 2024 Olympic Games · Men’s Speed<\/div><\/div>\n
3×<\/div>
Oceania champion (2023, 2025, 2026)<\/div><\/div>\n
97K+<\/div>
Followers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Facebook<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"Julian🥇 World Champion — Seoul 2023, NZ’s first climbing gold →<\/span><\/a>\n\"Julian✈️ Signing the boarding pass to Paris — Melbourne 2023 →<\/span><\/a>\n\"From“You’re 5’9 you can’t dunk” — watch me →<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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The Next Chapter<\/p>\n

Road to LA28.<\/h2>\n

Speed climbing gets its own medal at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, and the field has never been faster. I went 5.20 in Paris at 19. The world record is in the 4.6s. The next three seasons are about closing that gap one hundredth at a time: World Cups across Asia, Europe and the Americas, the World Championships, and defending my Oceania title at home in Mount Maunganui. I’m documenting all of it — the training, the travel, the losses and the records — in my Road to LA28<\/em> series on YouTube and Instagram.<\/p>\n

Why I do this<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What I Do<\/p>\n

Climbing fast. Building things that last.<\/h2>\n
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🧗 Speed Climbing<\/h3>

Olympic finalist, U20 World Champion, and Oceania record holder. I train daily on the world-class speed wall at Blake Park under coach Rob Moore.<\/p>

My results →<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

🎥 The Jumping Onto Series<\/h3>

The series where I jump onto (and over) things I probably shouldn’t — picked up by World Climbing’s own channels and 90K+ followers. One clip alone has 1.8M views.<\/p>

Watch on Instagram →<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

🎓 Beyond the Wall<\/h3>

Finance student at the University of Waikato, working with sponsors like Push Gummies, Dr Hydrate and Foundation Clinic, and learning to build a brand that outlasts a 5-second race.<\/p>

Partner with me →<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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