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.
Medalists Men's Lead Men's Bouldering Men's Speed Women's Lead Women's Bouldering Women's Speed
Schedule +DateTimeEvent6 Sep 2001 (Thu)12-18hLead Quarter-finals19-22hSpeed Qualifications7 Sep 2001 (Fri)10-17hBouldering Qualifications18-22hLead Semi-finals8 Sep 2001 (Sat)13-16hBouldering Finals17-19hSpeed Finals20-22hLead Finals22hAward Ceremony, Party
Lead Men 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. RankNameNationFinal1/2 Final1/4 FinalRoute 1Route 2Gérome Pouvreau20.8823.75Top Tomáš Mrázek 20.8823.75-17.15- François Petit19.39-22.30-Top4Alexandre Chabot18.33-24.31-17.15-5Yuji Hirayama18.33-22.10-Top6Ramón Julián Puigblanqué13.5521.1817.48-7Christian Bindhammer13.07+21.18Top8Bernardino Lagni13.0722.30+Top9Evgeny Ovchinnikov12.47+22.1019.59- Women Martina Cufar won the Lead World Champion title. Muriel Sarkany placed second while Chloé Minoret placed third. RankNameNationFinal1/2 Final1/4 FinalMartina Cufar22.96TopTop Muriel Sarkany 22.96-TopTop Chloé Minoret21.72-TopTop4Bettina Schöpf20.17-TopTop5Olga Iakovleva18.88-TopTop5Jenny Lavarda18.88-TopTop7Marietta Uhden18.64+TopTop8Katrin Sedlmayer16.36TopTop9Rie Kimura16.36-TopTop10Annatina Schultz16.19+TopTop11Mi-Sun Go15.74TopTop11Elena Ovtchinnikova15.74TopTop13Damaris Knorr14.96TopTop14Venera Chereshneva13.40-TopTop Bouldering Men Mauro Calibani became the first ever male Bouldering World Champion. Frédéric Tuscan and Christian Core placed second and third respectively. RankNameNationFinal RankQual. RankMauro Calibani12. Frédéric Tuscan 28. Christian Core31.4Daniel Du Lac44.5Jérôme Meyer53.6Daniel Andrada Jimenez66.7Salavat Rakhmetov76.8Karsten Borowka814.9Jurij Golob95.10Kilian Fischhuber1017.11Mykhaylo Shalagin1119.12Jean Baptiste Jourjon129.13Wouter Jongeneelen1310.14Gareth Parry1411.15Petro Markevych1513.16Stephane Julien1616.17Raphaël Lachat1712.18Yevgen Kryvosheytsev1815.19Kyrylo Shevchenko1920.20Juraj Repcik2018.
Women Myriam Motteau became the first ever female Bouldering World Champion. Sandrine Levet and Nataliya Perlova placed second and third respectively. RankNameNationFinal RankQual. RankMyriam Motteau13. Sandrine Levet 21. Nataliya Perlova316.4Nicola Haager48.5Corinne Theroux510.6Renata Piszczek61.7Emilie Pouget76.8Leire Aguirre83.9Ruth Plannels913.10Eva Nieselt1015.11Helena Lipenska118.12Isabella Ritsch125.13Olga Bibik137.14Cinzia Donati1418.15Yulia Abramchuk1513.16Zuzana Cintalova1620.17Tanja Bauer1717.18Iwona Gronkiewicz-Marcisz1812.19Nienke Swart1919.20Venera Chereshneva2011.
Speed
Men Maksym Styenkovyy claimed the Speed World Champion title. Vladimir Zakharov and Tomasz Oleksy placed second and third respectively. RankNameNationFinalsmall Final1/2-FinalMaksym Styenkovyy30.2419.3421.23 Vladimir Zakharov elim.19.5824.72 Tomasz Oleksy19.4421.414Alexandre Chaoulsky19.7523.955Yevgen Kryvosheytsev26.726Oleg Grebenyuk23.167Alexei Gadeev24.628Raphaël Lachat33.149Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev23.2210Csaba Komondi25.2511Andrei Krivonos27.3312Ihor Honcharenko29.0413Vladislav Baranov30.4814Milen Videnovski30.8415Kalin Garbov36.5816Urs Schönenberger36.67
Women Olena Ryepko claimed the Speed World Champion title. Mayya Piratinskaya and Svetlana Sutkina placed second and third respectively. RankNameNationFinalsmall FinalOlena Ryepko37.0343.09 Mayya Piratinskaya 37.7338.94 Svetlana Sutkinaelim.4Anna Stenkovaya41.285Olga Zakharova6Nataliya Perlova7Zosia Podgorbounskikh8Renata Piszczek
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