15 Facts About Shauna Coxsey

Shauna Coxsey was born on 27 January 1993 and is an English professional rock climber.

Shauna Coxsey is the most successful competition climber in the UK, having won the IFSC Bouldering World Cup Season in both 2016 and 2017.

Shauna Coxsey retired from competition after competing in the 2020 Olympics, and continues to climb at a high level outdoors.

Shauna Coxsey began climbing in 1997 at the age of four, inspired by a television broadcast of Catherine Destivelle climbing in Mali.

Shauna Coxsey has won the British Bouldering Championships on multiple occasions.

Shauna Coxsey finished third in the 2012 Bouldering World Cup.

In 2014, Shauna Coxsey placed second overall in the IFSC Bouldering World Cup, and fourth at the Bouldering World Championships in Munich.

In late 2016, Shauna Coxsey suffered a shoulder injury which prevented her from competing in that year's Bouldering World Championships, despite topping the overall rankings in the Bouldering World Cup.

Shauna Coxsey won four IFSC Climbing World Cups in Meiringen, Kazo, Innsbruck and Sheffield.

Shauna Coxsey's record lasted until August 2024 when it was finally broken by Ava Hamilton at the European Championships.

Additionally, by reaching the finals of the combined event, Shauna Coxsey secured a qualification spot for Tokyo's 2020 Summer Olympics, the first to include competitive climbing.

Shauna Coxsey retired from competitive climbing after the Olympics, while continuing as an elite-level rock climber with a focus on outdoor bouldering.

In 2022, Shauna Coxsey continued climbing on indoor climbing walls whilst pregnant with her first child; she worked with a specialist physiotherapist and her husband, who is a climber, to assess the routes as her body shape changed.

Shauna Coxsey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to climbing.

Shauna Coxsey is the first British woman to climb the V12, V13, and V14 grades.