Sandrine Levet

Sandrine Levet (born July 22, 1982) is a French professional rock climber, specializing in competition climbing and competition bouldering and competition lead climbing in particular. Levet is one of the most successful female competition climbers in history. Levet dominated competition bouldering in the early to mid-2000s, winning five IFSC Bouldering World Cups, and one IFSC Bouldering World Championship. Levet was also a strong competition lead climber, finishing second three times in the IFSC Lead Climbing World Cup, which also helped her to win the overall IFSC Combined Climbing World Cup five times. As of the end of 2022, Levet had won the second-most IFSC gold medals of any female competition climber in history.

Sandrine Levet
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1982-07-22) 22 July 1982
Haute Savoie, France
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known for
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  France
IFSC Climbing World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1999Bouldering
Winner2000Bouldering
Silver medal – second place2000Combined
Bronze medal – third place2001Lead
Winner2001Bouldering
Winner2001Combined
Silver medal – second place2002Lead
Winner2002Combined
Silver medal – second place2003Lead
Winner2003Bouldering
Winner2003Combined
Winner2004Bouldering
Winner2004Combined
Winner2005Bouldering
Winner2005Combined
Silver medal – second place2006Lead
IFSC Climbing World Championships
Silver medal – second place2001Bouldering
Winner2003Bouldering
Rock Master
Winner2002Lead
Winner2006Lead
Updated on May 1, 2019.

Biographic notes

Daughter of mountaineers, she started climbing when she was five years old. In the following ten years, she also practiced cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering, gymnastics and swimming.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup[1]

Discipline 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Lead 24 9 3 2 2 13 12 2 17
Bouldering 3 1 1 15 1 1 1 33 22
Combined 2 1 1 1 1 1

Climbing World Championships[2]

Discipline 2001 2003 2005 2007
Bouldering 2 1 16 8

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead[2]

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2001123
2002224
20032338
200411
2005213
2006 2 2 2 6
Total511925

Bouldering[2]

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
1999112
20001113
2001415
200211
200355
2004516
2005224
Total175426

See also

References

  1. IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "Levet's profile and rankings". Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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