Mejdi Schalck

Mejdi Schalck
Schalck in 2022
Personal information
Nationality France
Born
Montreuil, France
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Climbing career
Competition climbing
Ape index+8 cm (3 in)
Highest grade
  • 8C (Boulder) and 9a+ (Sport)
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  France
World Championships
Silver medal – second placeSeoul 2025Boulder
Silver medal – second placeBern 2023Boulder
World Cup (Overall)
Second place2025Boulder
World Cup
Gold medal – first placePrague 2025Boulder
Gold medal – first placeSeoul 2023Boulder
Gold medal – first placeHachioji 2023Boulder
Gold medal – first placeSalt Lake City 2022Boulder
Silver medal – second placeBern 2026Boulder
Silver medal – second placeBern 2025Boulder
Silver medal – second placeCuritiba 2025Boulder
Silver medal – second placeSalt Lake City 2021Boulder
Bronze medal – third placePrague 2026Boulder
Bronze medal – third placeKeqiao 2026Boulder
Bronze medal – third placePrague 2023Boulder
Bronze medal – third placeMeiringen 2022Boulder
World Games
Bronze medal – third placeBirmingham 2022Lead

Mejdi Schalck is a French rock climber who specialises in competition climbing.[2][3][4] He won the bronze medal in the men's lead event at the 2022 World Games.[5] Schalck also competed at the 2022 European Championships in the multi-sport tournament of the 2022 IFSC Climbing European Championships, finishing 4th place in the men's competition bouldering event, and 15th place in the men's competition lead climbing event.[1]

Rankings

Discipline[6] 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Boulder 5 5 5 20 2
Discipline Moscow
2021
[7]
Bern
2023
[8]
Seoul
2025
[9]
Boulder 13 2 2
Lead - 11 -
Boulder & Lead - 9 -
Discipline[10] 2021
Youth A
Boulder 4
Lead 2

Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup

Boulder

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
202111
2022112
2023213
2025123
2026123
Total44412

Notable ascents

8C (V15):

  • Power of Now Direct - Magic Wood (SUI) - 2026[11]
  • Sleepwalker - Black Velvet Canyon (USA) - 2025 [12]
  • La Force Tranquille - Magic Wood (SUI) - 2025 [12]
  • The Big Island - Coquibus Rumont (FRA) - 2024 [12]

8B+ (V14):

Redpointed routes

9a+ (5.15a):

9a (5.14d):

References

  1. 1 2 "Mejdi Schalck". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Kohlhuber, Nicolas (24 May 2022). "5 things to know about Mejdi Schalck, winner of his first Climbing World Cup at 18 years old". International Olympic Committee (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Creech, Hayes (24 June 2022). "Natalia Grossman, Mejdi Schalck win boulder finals climbing World Cup titles in Salt Lake City". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Climbing World Cup - At 18, the Frenchman Schalck offers himself a first major success in his career", Eurosport (in French), 23 May 2022
  5. ↑ "2022 Birmingham, USA: Sport Climbing (Men's Lead) Final" (PDF). World Games. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mejdi SCHALCK". IFSC.
  7. ↑ "IFSC - Climbing World Championships (B,L,S) - Moscow 2021 - Boulder". IFSC.
  8. ↑ "IFSC World Championships Bern 2023". IFSC.
  9. ↑ "IFSC Climbing World Championships Seoul 2025 - Boulder". IFSC.
  10. ↑ "IFSC - Climbing Youth World Championships (B,L,S) - Voronezh (RUS) 2021". IFSC.
  11. ↑ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Mejdi Schalck - Climbing History". Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  13. ↑ "Mejdi Schalck sends Bio sharma graphie L1+2". 8a.nu. 8 September 2023.