Jérôme Meyer

Jérôme Meyer (born May 31, 1979) is a French professional rock climber, specialising in bouldering. He is in known for winning four Bouldering World Cups (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006).

Jérôme Meyer
Personal information
Born (1979-05-31) May 31, 1979
Lons-le-Saunier, France
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weightkg
Climbing career
Type of climberBouldering
Known forWinning 4 Bouldering World Cups
Sport
Retired2008
Updated on April 30, 2019.

Biographic notes

Son of mountaineers, Meyer engaged in skiing, mountain trekking and mountain biking since when 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

Climbing World Cup[2]

Discipline 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Bouldering 3 7 1 1 1 3 2 1 10 23

Climbing World Championships[3]

Discipline 2001 2003 2005
Bouldering 3 2 10

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Bouldering[3]

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
1999112
200011
2001235
200211
2003325
2004112
2005112
20063216
200711
20080
Totale115925

See also

References

  1. "IFSC contacts". ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. IFSC, ed. (April 30, 2019). "Meyer's profile and rankings". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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