Spain's Ginés López takes historic gold in men’s combined sport climbing; silver for Coleman and bronze to Schubert

Spain's teenage sensation Alberto Ginés López took the first-ever gold medal in men’s combined sport climbing at an Olympic Games on a final day that saw France's Bassa Mawen have to pull out before action got underway due to injury.

"It's a dream come true," said the Spanish gold-winner. "I didn't expect it at all. I didn't expect to get into the final. A dream come true. "[It helped] having my head in the right place, which during this past year I've not been able to do, but here I was able to feel in the right place."

The Spaniard was best over the three disciplines on the day (speed, lead and bouldering) to finish at the head of the eight-climber field at the Aomi Urban Sports Park. The 18-year-old opened with a win in the speed discipline, then proved his all-around ability by finishing seventh in lead and fourth in the bouldering.

Ginés López finished with 30 points overall (with the individual finishes all multiplied together).

Behind Ginés López, in second place following the third and final lead event, was Team USA's Nathaniel Coleman (silver), and Jakob Schubert of Austria closed out the podium with the bronze.

"I never dared to acknowledge the dream that I could medal. Just making finals was my Hail-Mary goal," said Team USA's Coleman after picking up the historic silver medal. "It just goes to show you that climbing is such a dice roll, based on how the route setters set the route and set the boulders. Whether you have a good two lucky runs in speed, it's really a toss-up."