Profile
AGE 22
PRONOUNS She/her
BIRTHPLACE Heidelberg, GER
HOMETOWN Melbourne, AUS
Oceana Mackenzie started climbing at the age of 8. She is Australia's top-ranked sport climber across both disciplines – lead and bouldering – and was the first female to represent Australia in sport climbing's debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
At twenty-two, Oceana has already broken multiple Australian climbing records, being a 2x Olympian, making finals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the best Australian results at the World Championships, best overall Australian result in bouldering and lead for 2023.
Oceana has had a great season so far in 2024, making every semi-finals in bouldering, 2 in lead, one finals in both lead and bouldering. Oceana also had an exceptional performance at the Olympics in Paris this year, making finals finishing in 7th place.
Oceana is a vegan athlete. In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading and learning Japanese.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
7th
Olympic Games (Combined)
2024 Paris (FRA)
3rd in Bouldering
7th in Lead
4th
IFSC Climbing World Cup (Bouldering)
2024 Salt Lake City (USA)
4th
IFSC Climbing World Cup (Lead)
2024 Koper (SLO)
7th
IFSC Climbing World Cup (Bouldering)
2023 Prague (CZE)
5th
IFSC Climbing World Cup (Bouldering)
2023 Brixen (ITA)
7th
IFSC World Championships (Bouldering)
2023 Bern (SUI)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo (JPN)
13th in Speed
12th in Bouldering
16th in Lead
1st
IFSC Oceania Continental Championships (Combined)
2023 Melbourne (AUS)
Qualification for the Paris 20204 Olympic Games
6th
IFSC Climbing World Cup (Bouldering)
2019 Meiringen (SUI)
10th
IFSC Climbing World Cup (Lead)
2023 Briançon (FRA)
Photography by Vladek Zumr and @pho.Matheus