Athlete Information

• Name: Yuyun Yuniar (Pronounced - "Yoo-yUn Yun-are")
• Age: 29
• Marital Status: Single
• Height: 5' 4"
• Weight: 119 lbs.
• Gender: Female
• Years in Sport Climbing: Since 1991
• Competing Since: 1991
• Representing: INA
• Home: Banyumanik Semarang, Indonesia
• Born: June 9, 1972 Karawang, Indonesia
• Occupation: Student

Accomplishments

• 1999 - Competing at the Summer X Games, San Francisco BIB: 424
• 1998 -

No 2 - '98 Summer X Games SPC ?Speed
No 1 - Asian X Games ?Phuket, Thailand ?SPC Speed
No 5 - Asian X Games ?Phuket, Thailand ?SPC Difficulty
No 2 - Asian Championships ?December, Taiwan ?SPC Speed
No 11 - Asian Championships ?December, Taiwan ?SPC Difficulty

• 1997 -

  No 1 - Indonesian Nationals, Banda-Acem, INA ?SPC Difficulty

Notable

Yuyun is competing in the Speed Climbing event and is ranked first in Speed in Indonesia.

Yuyun's best result in Speed climbing was first place at the Asian X Games in 1998. The 1998 Asian Championship competition was held in December where she placed second in the Speed event. As a Difficulty climber, she is less experienced than the other climbers at the X Games. Her best onsight is only 5.10 and her hardest redpoint is 5.12.

Yuyun trains by just going climbing, which she does five days a week, for at least two hours a day and does not follow any special diet. She is studying Economic Management in college. She has three sisters and two brothers, one of whom climb. Her parents are very supporting o her climing. Outside of her climbing activities she likes to play volleyball, and "party."

She is inspired by another X Games competitor, Yuji Hirayama who is highly regarded throughout Asia.