Jérôme Meyer Explained

Jérôme Meyer
Birth Date:31 May 1979
Birth Place:Lons-le-Saunier, France
Occupation:Professional rock climber
Height:180 cm
Weight:kg
Typeofclimber:Competition climbing
Knownfor:Winning 4 Bouldering World Cups
Retired:2008
Updated:April 30, 2019
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Jérôme Meyer (born May 31, 1979) is a French professional rock climber, specializing in competition bouldering. He is known for winning four Bouldering World Cups (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006).

Biographic notes

Son of mountaineers, Meyer engaged in skiing, mountain trekking, and mountain biking since he was a child. When he was 12 years old, he joined the climbing gym in Chambéry.

He started competing in 1999 and throughout his career, he won four Bouldering World Cups (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006).

He retired from international competitions in 2008, after the European Climbing Championship. Since then, he served as a director in the International Federation of Sport Climbing.[1]

Rankings

See also: Best IFSC results.

Climbing World Championships

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Bouldering

SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1999 1 1 2
2000 1 1
2001 2 3 5
2002 1 1
2003 3 2 5
2004 1 1 2
2005 1 1 2
2006 3 2 1 6
2007 1 1
2008 0
Totale 11 5 9 25

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IFSC contacts. ifsc-climbing.org. May 3, 2018.