| François Petit | |
| Nationality: | French |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Albertville, France |
| Occupation: | Professional rock climber |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 58 kg |
| Knownfor: | World Cup winner and World Champion |
| Retired: | 2004 |
| Updated: | August 15, 2019 |
François Petit (born March 27, 1975) is a French professional rock climber who specialized in competition climbing, and who is known for winning the Lead Climbing World Championship in 1997 and the Lead Climbing World Cup in 1995 and 1999.
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, .
He sport climbed on routes up to, but primarily focused on indoor climbing. He retired from international competitions in 2004. Since 2010 he has been the trainer of the French bouldering team. He is also the director of Le Mur de Lyon,[1] one of the largest indoor climbing gyms in France, located in Lyon.
See also: Best IFSC results.
| Discipline | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 25 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 13 | 5 | 33 | 39 | |
| Bouldering | 5 | 23 |
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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