Coxsey in August 2012
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Runcorn, Cheshire, England |
27 January 1993 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | ShaunaCoxsey.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shauna Coxsey MBE (born 27 January 1993) is an English professional rock climber.
Coxsey was born and raised in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Coxsey began climbing at the age of four, and says she was inspired to start climbing by the French climber Catherine Destivelle. She is mainly active in competition climbing and has participated in the world championships in bouldering. She won the 9th edition of the competition Melloblocco in 2012. She placed 2nd in the World Cup climbing 2012 steps during Log-Dragomer and Innsbruck.
In 2012, Coxsey was sponsored by Five Ten. She is also sponsored by Adidas and the Climbing Hangar in Liverpool. In 2013, she sent (ascended cleanly) her first problem graded 8B (V13) when she climbed Nuthin' But Sunshine in Rocky Mountain National Park. In November, she was appointed one of the UK's first British Mountaineering Council Ambassadors.
In 2014, Coxsey placed second overall in the 2014 IFSC Climbing World Cup. Following her success, she became only the third female ever to boulder 8B+ (V14) when she topped New Baseline in Magic Wood near Chur, Switzerland. In August 2014, she placed fourth at the World Bouldering Championships in Munich.
Coxsey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to climbing.