Ludovico Fossali (born 21 May 1997)[2] is an Italian competition speed climber. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's combined climbing.[3]

Ludovico Fossali
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 26)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportCompetition speed climbing
EventSpeed
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hachiōji Speed
Italian Climbing Championships[1]
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Campitello di Fassa Speed
Gold medal – first place 2017 Arco Speed
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bolzano Speed
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Arco Speed
IFSC Climbing World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Climbing World Cup Speed

Career edit

Fossali won several medals at the Italian Climbing Championships, including the speed climbing gold medal at the 2017 championships in Arco.[4]

He won the overall bronze speed climbing medal in the 2017 IFSC Climbing World Cup.[5][6]

He won the speed climbing gold medal at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.[7][8] He placed 9th in the Combined event, securing a qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Database delle gare FASI. Risultati delle gare disputate, Italian Climbing Federation (FASI). Accessed August 19, 2019
  2. ^ Stefan Scarperi e Asja Gollo vincono il Campionato Italiano Boulder 2014, planetmountain.com. Accessed August 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sport Climbing FOSSALI Ludovico - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. ^ Database delle gare FASI. Risultati delle gare disputate. 15/07/2017 Arco (TN) Campionato Italiano, Italian Climbing Federation (FASI). Accessed August 19, 2019
  5. ^ IFSC CLIMBING WORLDCUP 2017: MEN SPEED, IFSC. Accessed August 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "LUDOVICO FOSSALI". www.lasportiva.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  7. ^ "Blink and you'll miss it - climbers win world titles in seven seconds!". BBC News. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  8. ^ Mike Rowbootom, Miroslaw retains speed title at IFSC Climbing World Championships, Inside the Games, August 17, 2019. Accessed August 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Mark Agnew, Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Who has qualified for sport climbing? Spots decided before final begins, Ondra misses the cut. scmp.com, August 19, 2019. Accessed August 19, 2019

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