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.
Medalists +EventGoldSilverBronzeMen's LeadMen's SpeedWomen's LeadWomen's Speed
Lead François Legrand and Susi Good were the first ever Lead World Champions. Legrand climbed efficiently and topped the final route. MenWomenRankNameNationResultRankNameNationResultFrançois Legrand6000Susi Good6000Yuji Hirayama4800Isabelle Patissier4800Guido Köstermeyer3600Robyn Erbesfield36004Pavel Samoiline33004Nanette Raybaud33005Evgeny Ovchinnikov30605Lynn Hill30606Didier Raboutou28206Natalie Richer28207Vladimir Jourkin25807Venera Chereshneva25808Bernabe Fernandez24008Isabelle Dorsimond24009Christoph Finkel22209Luisa Iovane222010François Lombard204010Barbara Hirschbichler2040
Speed Hans Florine and Isabelle Dorsimond were the first ever Speed World Cup Champions. MenWomenRankNameNationResultRankNameNationResultHans Florine6000Isabelle DorsimondJacky Godoffe4800Agnès BrardKairat Rakhmetov3600Venera Chereshneva4Andrzej Marcisz33004Yulia Inozemtseva5Raikhan Galiakbarov30605Ineke Dijkstra5Glenn Sutcliffe30605Andrea Eisenhut7Mark Baker25805Irina Kodina7Gregor Jaeger25808Iwona Gronkiewicz-Marcisz9Seung-Kwon Chung22209Felicity Butler9Stephan Hilgers222010Nancy Feagin9Johannes Nathan22209Petrov Plamen22209Salavat Rakhmetov22209Arnould T'Kint22209Oleg Tcherechnev222016Hira Verick1200
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