The 1991 UIAA Climbing World Championships, the first edition, were held in Frankfurt, Germany from 1 to 2 October 1991. It was organized by the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA). The championships consisted of lead and speed events.[1][2][3]
| 1991 UIAA Climbing World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Frankfurt, Germany |
| Date | 1 – 2 October 1991 |
| Competitors | 110 from 22 nations |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Lead | François Legrand France
|
Yuji Hirayama Japan
|
Guido Köstermeyer Germany
|
| Men's Speed | Hans Florine United States
|
Jacky Godoffe France
|
Kairat Rakhmetov Kazakhstan
|
| Women's Lead | Susi Good Switzerland
|
Isabelle Patissier France
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Robyn Erbesfield United States
|
| Women's Speed | Isabelle Dorsimond Belgium
|
Agnès Brard France
|
Venera Chereshneva Russia
|
Lead edit
François Legrand and Susi Good were the first ever Lead World Champions. Legrand climbed efficiently and topped the final route.[4]
| Men[5] | Women[6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result | Rank | Name | Nation | Result |
|
François Legrand |  France
|
6000 |
|
Susi Good |  Switzerland
|
6000 |
|
Yuji Hirayama |  Japan
|
4800 |
|
Isabelle Patissier | France
|
4800 |
|
Guido Köstermeyer |  Germany
|
3600 |
|
Robyn Erbesfield |  United States
|
3600 |
| 4 | Pavel Samoiline |  Russia
|
3300 | 4 | Nanette Raybaud | France
|
3300 |
| 5 | Evgeny Ovchinnikov | Russia
|
3060 | 5 | Lynn Hill | United States
|
3060 |
| 6 | Didier Raboutou | France
|
2820 | 6 | Natalie Richer | France
|
2820 |
| 7 | Vladimir Jourkin | Russia
|
2580 | 7 | Venera Chereshneva | Russia
|
2580 |
| 8 | Bernabe Fernandez |  Spain
|
2400 | 8 | Isabelle Dorsimond |  Belgium
|
2400 |
| 9 | Christoph Finkel | Germany
|
2220 | 9 | Luisa Iovane |  Italy
|
2220 |
| 10 | François Lombard | France
|
2040 | 10 | Barbara Hirschbichler | Germany
|
2040 |
Speed edit
Hans Florine and Isabelle Dorsimond were the first ever Speed World Cup Champions.[7]
| Men[8] | Women[9] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result | Rank | Name | Nation | Result |
|
|
Hans Florine | United States
|
6000 |
|
Isabelle Dorsimond | Belgium
|
|
|
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Jacky Godoffe | France
|
4800 |
|
Agnès Brard | France
|
|
|
|
Kairat Rakhmetov |  Kazakhstan
|
3600 |
|
Venera Chereshneva | Russia
|
|
| 4 | Andrzej Marcisz |  Poland
|
3300 | 4 | Yulia Inozemtseva | Russia
|
|
| 5 | Raikhan Galiakbarov | Russia
|
3060 | 5 | Ineke Dijkstra |  Netherlands
|
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| 5 | Glenn Sutcliffe |  Great Britain
|
3060 | 5 | Andrea Eisenhut | Germany
|
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| 7 | Mark Baker |  Australia
|
2580 | 5 | Irina Kodina | Russia
|
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| 7 | Gregor Jaeger | Germany
|
2580 | 8 | Iwona Gronkiewicz-Marcisz | Poland
|
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| 9 | Seung-Kwon Chung |  South Korea
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2220 | 9 | Felicity Butler | Great Britain
|
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| 9 | Stephan Hilgers | Germany
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2220 | 10 | Nancy Feagin | United States
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| 9 | Johannes Nathan | Germany
|
2220 | ||||
| 9 | Petrov Plamen |  Bulgaria
|
2220 | ||||
| 9 | Salavat Rakhmetov | Russia
|
2220 | ||||
| 9 | Arnould T'Kint | Belgium
|
2220 | ||||
| 9 | Oleg Tcherechnev | Russia
|
2220 | ||||
| 16 | Hira Verick | Australia
|
1200 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Results". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "digital ROCK: Competition calendar 1991". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Climbing World Champions 1991 - 2009". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "François Legrand and Yuji Hirayama battle it out in Frankfurt".
- ^ "Result: M E N lead". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Result: W O M E N lead". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "World Championships 1991 Jacky Godoffe vs Hans Florine".
- ^ "Result: M E N speed". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Result: W O M E N speed". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.