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Full name	Samuel Watson
Nationality	United States
Age	20
Height	181cm
Discipline	Sport climbing · speed (15m)
Personal best	4.60 (Krakow, 4 July 2026)
Honors	Olympic bronze (Paris 2024) · six men's 15m world records (2024 to 2025) · former WR 4.64 (held to April 2026) · Speed Mixed Relay WR 10.89 (current, with Emma Hunt)

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Sam Watson, 20, is an American speed climber. He won Olympic bronze at Paris 2024 and set the men's 15m world record six times between April 2024 and May 2025, holding it at 4.64 seconds until April 2026. He co-holds the Speed Mixed Relay world record (10.89, with Emma Hunt) and won the 2026 Krakow World Cup in a personal-best 4.60, finishing the 2026 World Climbing Series 5th overall. He publishes his training openly at learnspeedclimbing.com.

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