Mei Kotake

Mei Kotake (小武 芽生, Kotake Mei; born May 18, 1997 Sapporo) is a Japanese professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing. She participates in competition lead climbing, competition bouldering and competition speed climbing disciplines.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Mei Kotake

Climbing World Championships 2018
Personal information
Born	(1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 28) Sapporo, Japan
Occupation	Professional sport climber
Height	154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber	Competition climbing Bouldering Sport climbing
Highest grade	Redpoint: 8c+/9a  Bouldering: 8B (V13)
Medal record World Cup Briancon 2024 Lead Chamonix 2024 Lead Asian Championships 2017 Tehran Lead 2018 Kurajoši Lead Asian Cup 2018 Hong Kong Bouldering
Updated on July 5, 2019

Early life and education

Kotake was born on May 18, 1997, in Sapporo, Hokkaido. She started bouldering in the fifth grade of elementary school.

Kotake acquired a degree at a women's college for nutrition and food science.^[6]

Climbing career

Competition climbing

In 2014 she won the All Japan Climbing Youth Championship in the category Lead.^[7]

Rock climbing

In 2022, Kotake sent Era Vella, an 8c+/9a -graded sport climbing route in Margalef, in Spain.^[8]

Rankings

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Mei Kotake in the Climbing World Championships 2018 Lead Final

IFSC Climbing World Championships

	2018	2019
Lead	4	11
Bouldering	25	39
Speed	59	57

IFSC Climbing World Cup

	2014	2016	2017	2018
Lead	-	37	27	5
Bouldering	46	22	11	21
Combined	-	8	22	-

Asian Championships

	2016	2017	2018
Lead	5	3	3
Bouldering	6	7	8
Speed	-	23	33

Asian Cup

	2018
Bouldering	1