September 2021 | Vol. 31 Iss. 09
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OLYMPIC MEDALIST NATHANIEL COLEMAN By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com
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hen one of the world’s best competitive climbers reaches the medalist podium in the Olympics, you throw him a parade. Murray City did just that on Aug. 13, honoring Nathaniel Coleman in Murray Park, for winning the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in men’s combined sport climbing. Over 100 people clamored to see Nathaniel, who was presented with a plaque from the Murray City Council. Murray Mayor Blair Camp gave Nathaniel a gold medal with Murray City’s logo and declared Aug. 13 as “Nathaniel Coleman Day.” According to Nathaniel’s mother, Rosane, honoring Nathaniel on Aug. 13 has a significant meaning. It also happens to be the birthday of one of Nathaniel’s greatest fans, his grandmother, who passed away last September. “Nathaniel was an early walker, taking his first steps shortly before he turned nine months old, and climbing out of his crib soon after,” his father Richard Coleman said. “We noticed that he was ahead of his peers in physical agility, strength, coordination, and boldness. He found lots of things to climb on, indoors and out, and we rarely discouraged him.” “I feel lucky to have lived by the Jordan River Parkway,” Nathaniel said. “Adventure, five minutes in every direction. Those activities honed my skills.” Perhaps the three-time USA Climbing Bouldering Open National Champion came by his talent naturally. His father caught the climbing bug from legendary University of Utah Exercise and Sport Science professor Harold Goodro.
Nathaniel Coleman displays his Olympic silver medal and his honorary Murray gold medal. (Shaun Delliskave/City Journals)
When Nathaniel was nine, Momentum Climbing Gym opened its doors and started a youth climbing team. Nathaniel had some outdoor climbing experience by then, and when his friend Palmer Larson invited Nathaniel to try out for the team, Nathaniel accepted the invitation. “It was the right sport for Nathaniel, so we signed him
up,” Richard said. “We would stay at the gym and watch the team practice and pretty soon joined the gym ourselves so we could climb while waiting for Nathaniel. This was when Rosane started climbing. So, at this point, we were a climbing family. It was a sport we could all do together, and as Nathaniel began to win competitions, Continued page 5
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