Jérôme Meyer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1979 |
| Occupation | Professional rock climber |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | kg |
| Climbing career | |
| Competition climbing | |
| 2008 | |
| Known for | Winning 4 Bouldering World Cups |
| Updated on April 30, 2019 | |
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
Climbing World Cup
| Discipline[2] | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouldering | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
Climbing World Championships
| Discipline[3] | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouldering | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Bouldering
| Season[3] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ↑ "IFSC contacts". ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- 1 2 IFSC, ed. (April 30, 2019). "Meyer's profile and rankings". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
External links
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Emlyon Business School alumni
- French rock climbers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lons-le-Saunier
- World Climbing Championship medalists
- World Climbing Series overall medalists
- Boulder climbers
- French competition climbers