Romain Desgranges
French rock climber
- Competition climbing
- sport climbing
- bouldering
- Redpoint: 9a (5.14d)
- Bouldering: 8C+ (V16)
Medal record
European Championships | ||
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![]() | 2013 | Lead |
![]() | 2017 | Lead |
World Cup | ||
![]() | 2016 | Lead |
Winner | 2017 | Lead |
![]() | 2018 | Lead |
Romain Desgranges, born on October 12, 1982, in Sainte-Colombe, is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, and in outdoor sport climbing and bouldering.
Biography
Romain Desgranges started climbing when he was 14 years old in his school.[1]
In 2017, he won both the Climbing European Championships and the Climbing World Cup in the competition lead climbing discipline.
Rankings
Climbing World Championships[2]
Discipline | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Climbing European Championships[2]
Discipline | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead | 18 | - | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Climbing World Cup[3]
Discipline | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead | 44 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Bouldering | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Combined | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
World Games
Discipline | 2009 |
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Lead | 3 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Lead[2]
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2011 | 1 | 1 | ||
2012 | 2 | 2 | ||
2013 | 0 | |||
2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2017 | 3 | 3 | ||
2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Total | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
Rock climbing
Boulder problems
8C+ (V16):
- The Kaizer Sauzé - Walid Wood (FRA) - 2011 - First ascent[4]
8B+ (V14):
8B (V13):
Redpointed routes
9a (5.14d):
See also
- List of grade milestones in rock climbing
- History of rock climbing
- Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals
- Fred Rouhling, climbing partner of Romain Desgranges
References
- ^ "Outsportsteam: Romain Desgranges". www.outdoorsportsteam.com. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b c IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Desgranges's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Pierre Delas. "Romain Desgranges, un Bloc extrême "The Kaiser sauzé"". www.kairn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b "Romain Desgranges s'offre Radja, 8B+". www.kairn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.
- ^ a b Pierre Delas (17 September 2009). "Two 8B's by Romain Desgranges". www.ukclimbing.com.
- ^ "Nina Caprez encadena Full equip en Oliana y la decota de 8c a 8b". desnivel.com (in Spanish). 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Romain Desgranges repite 'El intento' de Cuenca en 1 hora". desnivel.com (in Spanish). 19 April 2016.
External links
- Personal website
- L'équipe de France aux Jeux mondiaux de 2009