François Petit (climber)

François Petit (born March 27, 1975) is a French professional sport climber and rock climber, known for winning the Lead Climbing World Championship in 1997 and the Lead Climbing World Cup in 1995 and 1999.

François Petit
Personal information
NationalityFrance
Born (1975-03-27) March 27, 1975
Albertville, France
OccupationProfessional sport climber
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climberLead climbing and Bouldering
Known forWorld Cup winner and World Champion
Sport
Retired2004
Updated on August 15, 2019.

Career

Born in Albertville, close by the Vanoise National Park, he started climbing when he qas a child, encouraged by his passionate parents. He shared his passion with his older brother, World Cup winner Arnaud Petit.

He climbed on rock up to 8c+ rated routes, but he primarily focused on indoor climbing. He retired from international competitions in 2004. Since 2010 he is the trainer of the French bouldering team. He is also the director of Le Mur de Lyon, one of the largest indoor climbing gyms in France, located in Lyon.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup[1]

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

Climbing World Championships[2]

Discipline 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
Lead 4 10 1 14 3 14

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead[2]

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
199211
19931124
199411
1995213
19961113
199722
199911
200211
Total45716

Rock climbing

Single-pitch routes

8c+/5.14c:

Multi-pitch routes

References

  1. IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. IFSC, ed. (April 30, 2019). "Petit's profile and rankings". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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