Romain Desgranges, born on October 12, 1982, in Sainte-Colombe, is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, and in outdoor sport climbing and bouldering.
 Romain Desgranges at the Climbing European Championships, Chamonix, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 12, 1982 Sainte-Colombe, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional rock climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | desgranges-romain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Winning the European Championships in 2013 and 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
Romain Desgranges started climbing when he was 14 years old in his school.[1]
In 2017, he won both the Climbing European Championships and the Climbing World Cup in the competition lead climbing discipline.
Rankings edit
Climbing World Championships[2] edit
| Discipline | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
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| Lead | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Climbing European Championships[2] edit
| Discipline | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 |
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| Lead | 18 | - | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Climbing World Cup[3] edit
| Discipline | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Lead | 44 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Bouldering | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Combined | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
World Games edit
| Discipline | 2009 |
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| Lead | 3 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup edit
Lead[2] edit
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
Rock climbing edit
Boulder problems edit
8C+ (V16):
8B+ (V14):
8B (V13):
Redpointed routes edit
9a (5.14d):
See also edit
- List of grade milestones in rock climbing
- History of rock climbing
- Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals
- Fred Rouhling, climbing partner of Romain Desgranges
References edit
- ^ "Outsportsteam: Romain Desgranges". www.outdoorsportsteam.com. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b c IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Desgranges's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Pierre Delas. "Romain Desgranges, un Bloc extrême "The Kaiser sauzé"". www.kairn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b "Romain Desgranges s'offre Radja, 8B+". www.kairn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.
- ^ a b Pierre Delas (17 September 2009). "Two 8B's by Romain Desgranges". www.ukclimbing.com.
- ^ "Nina Caprez encadena Full equip en Oliana y la decota de 8c a 8b". desnivel.com (in Spanish). 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Romain Desgranges repite 'El intento' de Cuenca en 1 hora". desnivel.com (in Spanish). 19 April 2016.