Aries Susanti Rahayu

Aries Susanti Rahayu (born 21 March 1995) is a sport climbing athlete from Indonesia. She is mainly active in speed climbing competitions. She has been nicknamed "Spiderwoman".[1] She was the world record holder for women in speed climbing, which she achieved by clocking a time of 6.995 seconds at the 2019 IFSC Xiamen World Cup.[2] Also, this made her the first woman to climb a speed wall in less than seven seconds.[3]

Aries Susanti Rahayu
Personal information
Born (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995
Grobogan, Central Java, Indonesia
Climbing career
Type of climberSpeed climbing
Medal record
Women's sport climbing
Representing  Indonesia
World Cup (Season)
2018Speed
2019Speed
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–PalembangSpeed
2018 Jakarta–PalembangSpeed relay
Asian Championships
2017 TehranSpeed relay
2017 TehranSpeed
2018 KurayoshiSpeed

Biography

As a child, she used to climb trees at home and parks.[4] In 2007, she was introduced to sport climbing by her teacher when she was still a junior high school student.[5]

In 2017, she competed in the Climbing World Cup for the first time, and got her first medal (silver) at the World Cup in Xiamen. In the 2017 Asian Championships in Tehran, she was third in speed.

In 2018, she got her first gold medal at the Climbing World Cup in Chongqing. Then, she got one bronze in Tai'an and two more gold medals at the World Cups in Wujiang and Xiamen, all in China. At the end of the 2018 season, she was second in the overall ranking in the speed discipline. In the same year, at the Asian Championships in Kurayoshi, she was third after she false started in the semifinal.[6]

In 2019, she became the women's world record holder in speed climbing, which she achieved by clocking a time of 6.995 seconds at the 2019 IFSC Xiamen World Cup.[2] As well, this made her the first woman to climb a speed wall in less than seven seconds.[3]

Also in 2019, she was on the Forbes Asia's 30 Under 30 list.[7][8]

Aries is a Muslim and wears hijab while she competes.[9]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Result Ref.
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2019 Best Female Athlete Won [10]
2020 Favorite Female Athlete Won [11]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Favorite Female Athlete Nominated [12]
Forbes 2019 30 Under 30 Asia (Entertainment and Sports) Placed [13]

Achievements

World Cup

Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time Result
2017 Xiamen, China Anouck Jaubert 10.150–7.780 Silver
2018 Chongqing, China Elena Timofeeva 7.510–9.010 Gold
2018 Tai'an, China Anna Brozek 8.860–9.170 Bronze
2018 Wujiang, China Anouck Jaubert 7.740–8.010 Gold
2018 Xiamen, China Iuliia Kaplina 7.532–fall Gold
2019 Wujiang, China Aleksandra Rudzinska 7.607–7.313 Silver
2019 Xiamen, China Song Yiling 6.995–9.032 Gold

Asian Games

Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time Result
2018 Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia Puji Lestari 7.612 - 7.980 Gold

Women's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time Result
2018 Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia Fitriyani
Puji Lestari
Rajiah Salsabillah		 Deng Lijuan
Nu Di
Pan Xuhua		 25.452–fall Gold

Asian Championships

Women's speed

Year Venue Opponent Time Result
2017 Mega Pars Complex, Tehran, Iran Santi Wellyanti Bronze
2018 Kurayoshi, Japan Nurul Iqamah 7.816–9.717 Bronze

Women's speed relay

Year Venue Partner Opponent Time Result
2017 Mega Pars Complex, Tehran, Iran Puji Lestari
Santi Wellyanti		 Fitriyani
Rajiah Salsabillah
Dhorifatus Syafi'iyah		 Gold

Rankings

Climbing World Cup
Discipline 2017 2018
Speed 13 2

[14]

Asian Championships
Discipline 2017 2018
Speed 3 3

[15]

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Speed
Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
201711
2018314
20191 12
Total4217

[15]

References
  1. Bachrain, Ahmad. "Aries Susanti, Sang 'Spiderwoman' dari Grobogan Peraih Emas". olahraga. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. "Aries Susati Pecahkan Rekor Dunia Panjat Tebing". CNN Indonesia. 20 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "New World Record for Speed Climber Aries Susanti Rahayu". Gripped. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Indonesia's "Spiderwoman" eyes Tokyo 2020 following Asian Games success".
  5. "Aries Susanti Rahayu "Spiderwoman" asal Grobogan Jawa Tengah yang Sukses Taklukan Dunia" (in Indonesian).
  6. "Indonesia, Japan on Podiums at Asian Championships".
  7. "Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia".
  8. "INDONESIA'S "SPIDERWOMAN" ARIES SUSANTI RAHAYU RACING TO THE TOP OF SPORT CLIMBING".
  9. Yolanthe Fawehinmi. "Moment of the Year: 'Spiderwoman' breaks speed climbing world record". The Daily Telegraph.
  10. "Golden Award SIWO PWI Pusat 2019 Beri Energi dan Motivasi pada Pelaku Olahraga kata Imam Nahrawi". Tribun News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Daftar Penerima Penghargaan Siwo PWI Pusat 2020: Ahsan/Hendra Atlet Terfavorit | Sport". Bisnis (in Indonesian). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  13. "The 30 Under 30 Asia 2019: Entertainment and Sports". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  14. "World Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  15. "Rahayu's profile and rankings". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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