François Petit (climber)
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Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Albertville, France | March 27, 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Professional rock climber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Known for | World Cup winner and World Champion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on August 15, 2019. |
François Petit (born March 27, 1975) is a French professional
Lead Climbing World Cup
in 1995 and 1999.
Career
Born in Albertville, near the Vanoise National Park, Petit started climbing when he was a child, encouraged by his passionate parents. He shared his passion with his older brother and also the 1996 Lead Climbing World Cup winner, Arnaud Petit .
He sport climbed on routes up to
indoor climbing gyms in France, located in Lyon
.
Rankings
Climbing World Cup
Discipline | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Lead | 25 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 13 | 5 | 33 | 39 |
Bouldering | 5 | 23 |
Climbing World Championships
Discipline | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 |
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Lead | 4 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Lead
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1992 | 1 | 1 | ||
1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1994 | 1 | 1 | ||
1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1997 | 2 | 2 | ||
1999 | 1 | 1 | ||
2002 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
Rock climbing
Single-pitch routes
8c+/5.14c:
- Superplafond - Volx (FRA) - 1995 - bolted by Jean-Baptiste Tribout in 1994
- Le Bronx - Orgon (FRA) - 1994 - first ascent
Multi-pitch routes
- Bonington - Torres del Paine (PAT- January 2007
- Eternal Flame - Trango Towers (PAK) - July 20–22, 2005
See also
- List of grade milestones in rock climbing
- History of rock climbing
- Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals
References
- ^ Le Mur de Lyon
- ^ IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ a b IFSC, ed. (April 30, 2019). "Petit's profile and rankings". Retrieved April 30, 2019.