1991 UIAA Climbing World Championships

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.[1][2][3]

1991 UIAA Climbing World Championships
Location Frankfurt, Germany
Date1 – 2 October 1991
Competitors110 from 22 nations
1993 →

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Lead François Legrand
  France
Yuji Hirayama
  Japan
Guido Köstermeyer
  Germany
Men's Speed Hans Florine
  United States
Jacky Godoffe
  France
Kairat Rakhmetov
  Kazakhstan
Women's Lead Susi Good
  Switzerland
Isabelle Patissier
  France
Robyn Erbesfield
  United States
Women's Speed Isabelle Dorsimond
  Belgium
Agnès Brard
  France
Venera Chereshneva
  Russia

Lead

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François Legrand and Susi Good were the first ever Lead World Champions. Legrand climbed efficiently and topped the final route.[4]

Men[5] Women[6]
Rank Name Nation Result Rank Name Nation Result
  François Legrand   France 6000   Susi Good   Switzerland 6000
  Yuji Hirayama   Japan 4800   Isabelle Patissier   France 4800
  Guido Köstermeyer   Germany 3600   Robyn Erbesfield   United States 3600
4 Pavel Samoiline   Russia 3300 4 Nanette Raybaud   France 3300
5 Evgeny Ovchinnikov   Russia 3060 5 Lynn Hill   United States 3060
6 Didier Raboutou   France 2820 6 Natalie Richer   France 2820
7 Vladimir Jourkin   Russia 2580 7 Venera Chereshneva   Russia 2580
8 Bernabe Fernandez   Spain 2400 8 Isabelle Dorsimond   Belgium 2400
9 Christoph Finkel   Germany 2220 9 Luisa Iovane   Italy 2220
10 François Lombard   France 2040 10 Barbara Hirschbichler   Germany 2040

Speed

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Hans Florine and Isabelle Dorsimond were the first ever Speed World Cup Champions.[7]

Men[8] Women[9]
Rank Name Nation Result Rank Name Nation Result
  Hans Florine   United States 6000   Isabelle Dorsimond   Belgium
  Jacky Godoffe   France 4800   Agnès Brard   France
  Kairat Rakhmetov   Kazakhstan 3600   Venera Chereshneva   Russia
4 Andrzej Marcisz   Poland 3300 4 Yulia Inozemtseva   Russia
5 Raikhan Galiakbarov   Russia 3060 5 Ineke Dijkstra   Netherlands
5 Glenn Sutcliffe   Great Britain 3060 5 Andrea Eisenhut   Germany
7 Mark Baker   Australia 2580 5 Irina Kodina   Russia
7 Gregor Jaeger   Germany 2580 8 Iwona Gronkiewicz-Marcisz   Poland
9 Seung-Kwon Chung   South Korea 2220 9 Felicity Butler   Great Britain
9 Stephan Hilgers   Germany 2220 10 Nancy Feagin   United States
9 Johannes Nathan   Germany 2220
9 Petrov Plamen   Bulgaria 2220
9 Salavat Rakhmetov   Russia 2220
9 Arnould T'Kint   Belgium 2220
9 Oleg Tcherechnev   Russia 2220
16 Hira Verick   Australia 1200

References

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  1. ^ "Results". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ "digital ROCK: Competition calendar 1991". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. ^ "Climbing World Champions 1991 - 2009". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ^ "François Legrand and Yuji Hirayama battle it out in Frankfurt".
  5. ^ "Result: M E N lead". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  6. ^ "Result: W O M E N lead". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  7. ^ "World Championships 1991 Jacky Godoffe vs Hans Florine".
  8. ^ "Result: M E N speed". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  9. ^ "Result: W O M E N speed". www.digitalrock.de. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-01.