Jan Hojer is a German Sports climber, who also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through his performance at the IFSC Combined Qualifier event in Toulouse and finished 12th out of 20 at the Tokyo Olympics. In Ninja Warrior Germany, Jan Hojer only participated in the first ever season, in Ninja Warrior Germany 1, in which he managed to reach the First Stage of the Finals of said season, but unfortunately failed only the third obstacle of that First Stage, the Balance Bridge. Despite that particular performance, Hojer never returned to Ninja Warrior Germany since.
Sporting Successes[]
In his main sports events, Bouldering and Climbing, Jan Hojer is viewed as one of the most decorated athletes, and as the greatest competitive climber in Germany.
Rock Successes[]
- Es Pontas (9a+/9b) off Mallorca
- Action Directe (9a) in the Frankenjura
- Bah Bah Black Sheep (8c+) in Céüse
- The Big Island (Fb. 8c, Boulder) in Fontainebleau
- Le Marathon de Boissy (FA, Fb. 8c, Boulder)
- The Story of Two Worlds (Fb. 8c, Boulder)
- From Dirt Grows the Flowers (Fb. 8c, Boulder)
- Dreamtime (Fb. 8c, Boulder)
Cimbing Competitions Successes[]
- 2005
- German Vice Champion Youth B
- 2006
- German runner-up youth B
- 2007
- 4th place Youth World Championship
- German Champion Youth B
- 2008
- German champion in Heilbronn
- German Champion Youth A
- 2nd place overall European Youth Series
- 2010
- 2nd place German Sport Climbing Cup
- 2011
- German Bouldering Champion
- Overall winner of the German Sport Climbing Cup
- German Junior Champion
- 2012
- 3rd place at the Bouldering World Cup in Vail
- 5th place at the World Bouldering Championships in Paris
- 2013
- 1st place at the Bouldering World Cup in Innsbruck
- 2nd place at the Bouldering World Cup in Log-Dragomer
- 2014
- German bouldering champion
- 1st place at the German Bouldering Championships in Friedrichshafen
- 3rd place at the World Bouldering Championships in Munich
- 1st place overall bouldering world cup
- 1st place at the Bouldering World Cup in Haiyang
- 2nd place at the Bouldering World Cup in Toronto
- 1st place at the Bouldering World Cup in Grindelwald
- 2nd place at the Bouldering World Cup in Baku
- 1st place at the Bouldering World Cup in Chongqing
- 2015
- German Bouldering Champion
- 1st place at the Bouldering World Cup in Vail
- 1st place at the European Bouldering Championships in Innsbruck
- 2nd place in the overall bouldering world cup
- 2016
- German bouldering champion
- 2nd place at the Bouldering World Cup in Chongqing
- 2017
- 1st place in the German Lead Championships in Hilden
- 1st place at the European Bouldering Championships in Munich
- 1st place at the Bouldering World Cup in Munich
- 2nd place at the German Bouldering Championships in Berlin
- 2018
- 3rd place at the Olympic Combined World Championships in Innsbruck
- 2nd place in the German Speed Championships in Hilden
- 1st place in the German Olympic Combined Championships in Augsburg
- 2019
- 1st place in the German Lead Championships in Hilden
- 1st place in the German Olympic Combined Championships in Augsburg
- 1st place in the German Speed Championships in Duisburg
- 5th place IFSC Combined Qualifier in Toulouse
- 2021
- 2nd place German bouldering championship in Bochum
- 12th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics Combined in Tokyo
- 4th place at the Olympic Combined World Championships in Moscow
- 2022
- 3rd place in the German Lead Championships in Neu-Ulm
- 2023
- 1st place in the German Bouldering League
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
Ninja Warrior Germany 1[]
In 2016, Jan Hojer participated in the first ever season of Ninja Warrior Germany and was considered as the top favourite of all the participants of said season, regarding becoming the first competitor to achieve Total Victory in Ninja Warrior Germany. He first participated in the third Preliminary Round, and, as expected, would perform very well with Hojer also using a very interesting strategy on the second to last obstacle of that Preliminary Round, the Ring Toss, with him turning around on most of the transitions. At the end of the day, Hojer cleared the course with a time of 01:51.70, finishing second, only behind Oliver Edelmann, in his Preliminary Round. He then participated in the third Finals Qualification in order to become one of the 28 competitors, who would participate in the Finals of the season. There, he once again performed well and was also one of the few competitors, who cleared the fourth obstacle of the third Finals Qualification, the Arm Rings, via doing it backwards, facing the Salmon Ladder. Hojer then cleared the course with a time of 01:07.50 finishing third in his Finals Qualifications. On the First Stage in the Finals of the season, Jan Hojer would clear the first two obstacles, the Quintuple Steps and the UFO, without any trouble. On the third obstacle of the stage, the Balance Bridge (which was one of the obstacles that Jan Hojer feared the most), however, Hojer lost his balance almost immediately after starting said obstacle and almost fell off, but miraculously saved himself by somehow managing to sit onto the first bridge. With him now being in a very dangerous situation, since he also was not allowed to use his hands on the obstacle, Jan Hojer decided to take a improvisatory progress via crawling forward. After losing a lot of time, Jan Hojer unfortunately used his hand on the second bridge, getting disqualified to the shock of many people and achieving the 24th place of the entire season.
Ninja Warrior Germany Results:[]
Regular Competitions[]
| NWG | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disqualified on Balance Bridge (First Stage) |
On the second bridge of the obstacle, he used his hand on the bridge and touched it trying to support himself and got disqualified for that. 24th best of the season. |
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