Julia Chanourdie (born 25 June 1996) is a French professional rock climber who specialises in competition lead climbing. She also climbs outdoors as a sport climber, and on 7 November 2020, she became the second-ever female in history to climb a 9b (5.15b) route, Eagle–4 in Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux, France. Chanourdie won the bronze medal at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional rock climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Second-ever female to climb at 9b (5.15b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Notable ascents
editRedpoint
edit- 9b (5.15b)
- Eagle–4, Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux, 7 November 2020, second-ever female in history to climb 9b (after Angela Eiter)
- 9a+ (5.15a)
- Super Crackinette, Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux, 13 March 2020; became the fourth-ever female to climb above the grade of 5.15a (9a+).[1]
- 9a (5.14d)
- Ground Zero, Tetto di Sarre, 25 March 2017
- Molasse'son, Mollans, 5 April 2018
Rankings
editNumber of medals in the Climbing World Cup
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Slavsky, Bennett (1 April 2021). "Julia Chanourdie Sends Super Crackinette (5.15a)". Climbing. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Chanourdie's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
External links
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- Julia Chanourdie at Olympics.com
- Julia Chanourdie at Olympedia
- Julia Chanourdie at the World Games
- Julia Chanourdie on Instagram
- Julia Chanourdie on Facebook
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