2001 UIAA Climbing World Championships

The 2001 UIAA Climbing World Championships, the 6th edition, were held in Winterthur, Switzerland from 5 to 8 September 2001. It was organized by the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA). The championships consisted of lead, speed, and bouldering events. Bouldering was added as a new event.[1][2][3]

2001 UIAA Climbing World Championships
Location Winterthur, Switzerland
Date5 – 8 September 2001
Competitors198 from 25 nations
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Medalists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Lead Gérome Pouvreau
  France
Tomas Mrazek
  Czech Republic
François Petit
  France
Men's Bouldering Mauro Calibani
  Italy
Frédéric Tuscan
  France
Christian Core
  Italy
Men's Speed Maksym Styenkovyy
  Ukraine
Vladimir Zakharov
  Ukraine
Tomasz Oleksy
  Poland
Women's Lead Martina Cufar
  Slovenia
Muriel Sarkany
  Belgium
Chloé Minoret
  France
Women's Bouldering Myriam Motteau
  France
Sandrine Levet
  France
Nataliya Perlova
  Ukraine
Women's Speed Olena Ryepko
  Ukraine
Maya Piratinskaya
  Russia
Svetlana Sutkina
  Russia

Schedule edit

Date Time Event
6 Sep 2001 (Thu) 12-18h Lead Quarter-finals
19-22h Speed Qualifications
7 Sep 2001 (Fri) 10-17h Bouldering Qualifications
18-22h Lead Semi-finals
8 Sep 2001 (Sat) 13-16h Bouldering Finals
17-19h Speed Finals
20-22h Lead Finals
22h Award Ceremony, Party

Lead edit

Men edit

The 18-year-old Frenchman Gérome Pouvreau won the Lead World Champion title. Tomáš Mrázek, although reached Pouvreau's high-point on the final route, placed second due to count-back to the semi-final results. François Petit claimed the bronze medal.[2][4]

Rank Name Nation Final 1/2 Final 1/4 Final
Route 1 Route 2
  Gérome Pouvreau   France 20.88 23.75 Top
  Tomáš Mrázek   Czech Republic 20.88 23.75- 17.15-
  François Petit   France 19.39- 22.30- Top
4 Alexandre Chabot   France 18.33- 24.31- 17.15-
5 Yuji Hirayama   Japan 18.33- 22.10- Top
6 Ramón Julián Puigblanqué   Spain 13.55 21.18 17.48-
7 Christian Bindhammer   Germany 13.07+ 21.18 Top
8 Bernardino Lagni   Italy 13.07 22.30+ Top
9 Evgeny Ovchinnikov   Russia 12.47+ 22.10 19.59-

Women edit

Martina Cufar won the Lead World Champion title. Muriel Sarkany placed second while Chloé Minoret placed third.[2][4]

Rank Name Nation Final 1/2 Final 1/4 Final
  Martina Cufar   Slovenia 22.96 Top Top
  Muriel Sarkany   Belgium 22.96- Top Top
  Chloé Minoret   France 21.72- Top Top
4 Bettina Schöpf   Austria 20.17- Top Top
5 Olga Iakovleva   Russia 18.88- Top Top
5 Jenny Lavarda   Italy 18.88- Top Top
7 Marietta Uhden   Germany 18.64+ Top Top
8 Katrin Sedlmayer   Germany 16.36 Top Top
9 Rie Kimura   Japan 16.36- Top Top
10 Annatina Schultz   Switzerland 16.19+ Top Top
11 Mi-Sun Go   South Korea 15.74 Top Top
11 Elena Ovtchinnikova   United States 15.74 Top Top
13 Damaris Knorr   Germany 14.96 Top Top
14 Venera Chereshneva   Russia 13.40- Top Top

Bouldering edit

Men edit

Mauro Calibani became the first ever male Bouldering World Champion. Frédéric Tuscan and Christian Core placed second and third respectively.[2][4]

Rank Name Nation Final Rank Qual. Rank
  Mauro Calibani   Italy 1 2.
  Frédéric Tuscan   France 2 8.
  Christian Core   Italy 3 1.
4 Daniel Du Lac   France 4 4.
5 Jérôme Meyer   France 5 3.
6 Daniel Andrada Jimenez   Spain 6 6.
7 Salavat Rakhmetov   Russia 7 6.
8 Karsten Borowka   Germany 8 14.
9 Jurij Golob   Slovenia 9 5.
10 Kilian Fischhuber   Austria 10 17.
11 Mykhaylo Shalagin   Ukraine 11 19.
12 Jean Baptiste Jourjon   France 12 9.
13 Wouter Jongeneelen   Netherlands 13 10.
14 Gareth Parry   Great Britain 14 11.
15 Petro Markevych   Ukraine 15 13.
16 Stephane Julien   France 16 16.
17 Raphaël Lachat   Switzerland 17 12.
18 Yevgen Kryvosheytsev   Ukraine 18 15.
19 Kyrylo Shevchenko   Ukraine 19 20.
20 Juraj Repcik   Slovakia 20 18.

Women edit

Myriam Motteau became the first ever female Bouldering World Champion. Sandrine Levet and Nataliya Perlova placed second and third respectively.[2][4]

Rank Name Nation Final Rank Qual. Rank
  Myriam Motteau   France 1 3.
  Sandrine Levet   France 2 1.
  Nataliya Perlova   Ukraine 3 16.
4 Nicola Haager   Germany 4 8.
5 Corinne Theroux   France 5 10.
6 Renata Piszczek   Poland 6 1.
7 Emilie Pouget   France 7 6.
8 Leire Aguirre   Spain 8 3.
9 Ruth Plannels   Spain 9 13.
10 Eva Nieselt   Germany 10 15.
11 Helena Lipenska   Czech Republic 11 8.
12 Isabella Ritsch   Austria 12 5.
13 Olga Bibik   Russia 13 7.
14 Cinzia Donati   Italy 14 18.
15 Yulia Abramchuk   Russia 15 13.
16 Zuzana Cintalova   Slovakia 16 20.
17 Tanja Bauer   Germany 17 17.
18 Iwona Gronkiewicz-Marcisz   Poland 18 12.
19 Nienke Swart   Netherlands 19 19.
20 Venera Chereshneva   Russia 20 11.

Speed edit

Men edit

Maksym Styenkovyy claimed the Speed World Champion title. Vladimir Zakharov and Tomasz Oleksy placed second and third respectively.[2][4]

Rank Name Nation Final small Final 1/2-Final
  Maksym Styenkovyy   Ukraine 30.24 19.34 21.23
  Vladimir Zakharov   Ukraine elim. 19.58 24.72
  Tomasz Oleksy   Poland 19.44 21.41
4 Alexandre Chaoulsky   Russia 19.75 23.95
5 Yevgen Kryvosheytsev   Ukraine 26.72
6 Oleg Grebenyuk   Ukraine 23.16
7 Alexei Gadeev   Russia 24.62
8 Raphaël Lachat   Switzerland 33.14
9 Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev   Russia 23.22
10 Csaba Komondi   Hungary 25.25
11 Andrei Krivonos   Ukraine 27.33
12 Ihor Honcharenko   Ukraine 29.04
13 Vladislav Baranov   Russia 30.48
14 Milen Videnovski   Bulgaria 30.84
15 Kalin Garbov   Bulgaria 36.58
16 Urs Schönenberger   Switzerland 36.67

Women edit

Olena Ryepko claimed the Speed World Champion title. Mayya Piratinskaya and Svetlana Sutkina placed second and third respectively.[2][4]

Rank Name Nation Final small Final
  Olena Ryepko   Ukraine 37.03 43.09
  Mayya Piratinskaya   Russia 37.73 38.94
  Svetlana Sutkina   Russia elim.
4 Anna Stenkovaya   Russia 41.28
5 Olga Zakharova   Ukraine
6 Nataliya Perlova   Ukraine
7 Zosia Podgorbounskikh   Russia
8 Renata Piszczek   Poland

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Winterthur Climbing World Championships 2001". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2002-06-17. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. ^ "digital ROCK: Competitioncalendar". www.digitalrock.de. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Mauro Calibani and Myriam Motteau win Winterthur Bouldering World Championship 2001". PlanetMountain.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.