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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Kennesaw State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | World women's speed record (5.99 sec) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emma Hunt (born April 1, 2003) is an American competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing, and holds the world women's speed record with 5.99 seconds, set in July 2026 at the World Climbing Series in Kraków, Poland.
Hunt finished first overall in speed for the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup Series and has 12 World Cup podium finishes overall. She finished seventh at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships.
Hunt won her first senior event at the 2021 IFSC Pan-American Championships in Ibarra, Ecuador. She also won the gold medal in the women's speed event at the 2022 World Games in July 2022.
Hunt competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She won her heat against Manon Lebon of France in the elimination round of qualifications with a time of 6.38. Hunt ended up in fifth place after losing in the quarterfinals to Rajiah Sallsabillah of Indonesia.
Hunt graduated a year early from high school and began attending Kennesaw State University in 2020.
| Discipline | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 5 |
| Discipline | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 7 | 2 |
| Discipline | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | 51 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Discipline | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Bouldering | — | 3 |
| Speed | — | 1 |
| Combined | 8 | — |
| # | Date / season | Time | Athlete | Event | Round |
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| Previous | Before 2019 Youth Nationals | 8.46 | Piper Kelly | Previous U.S. women's 15m speed record | — |
| 1 | 2019 | 8.39 | Emma Hunt | USA Climbing Youth National Championships | Qualification |
| 2 | 2019 | 8.26 | Emma Hunt | USA Climbing Youth National Championships | Finals |
| 3 | 2019 | 8.25 | Emma Hunt | USA Climbing Youth National Championships | Finals |
| 4 | August 2019 | 8.18 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Youth World Championships, Arco, Italy | Semifinal |
| 5 | August 2019 | 8.17 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Youth World Championships, Arco, Italy | Final |
| 6 | March 1, 2020 | 8.05 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Pan American Championships, Los Angeles | — |
| 7 | March 28, 2021 | 8.04 | Emma Hunt | USA Climbing Team Trials Invitational, Memphis | — |
| 8 | March 29, 2021 | 7.95 | Emma Hunt | USA Climbing Team Trials Invitational, Memphis | — |
| 9 | March 29, 2021 | 7.76 | Emma Hunt | USA Climbing Team Trials Invitational, Memphis | — |
| 10 | March 29, 2021 | 7.56 | Emma Hunt | USA Climbing Team Trials Invitational, Memphis | — |
| 11 | May 28, 2021 | 7.52 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Salt Lake City | — |
| 12 | July 2, 2021 | 7.43 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Villars | — |
| 13 | July 2, 2021 | 7.19 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Villars | — |
| 14 | May 27, 2022 | 7.17 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Salt Lake City | Qualification |
| 15 | May 27, 2022 | 7.05 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Salt Lake City | Qualification |
| 16 | September 10, 2022 | 7.02 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Edinburgh | Qualification |
| 17 | September 10, 2022 | 6.88 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Edinburgh | Quarterfinal |
| 18 | September 10, 2022 | 6.83 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Edinburgh | Semifinal |
| 19 | April 28, 2023 | 6.82 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Seoul | — |
| 20 | May 7, 2023 | 6.79 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Jakarta | — |
| 21 | July 2, 2023 | 6.68 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Villars | — |
| 22 | August 10, 2023 | 6.67 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Championships, Bern | — |
| 23 | April 24, 2024 | 6.30 | Emma Hunt | North American Cup Series, Salt Lake City | — |
| 24 | July 12, 2025 | 6.25 | Emma Hunt | IFSC Climbing World Cup, Chamonix | Finals |
| 25 | May 31, 2026 | 6.231 | Emma Hunt | World Climbing Series, Comunidad de Madrid | Qualification |
| 26 | May 31, 2026 | 6.21 | Emma Hunt | World Climbing Series, Comunidad de Madrid | Quarterfinal |
| 27 | May 31, 2026 | 6.10 | Emma Hunt | World Climbing Series, Comunidad de Madrid | Semifinal |
| 28 | May 31, 2026 | 6.08 | Emma Hunt | World Climbing Series, Comunidad de Madrid | Final |
| 29 | July 4, 2026 | 5.99 | Emma Hunt | World Climbing Series, Kraków
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