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Jérôme Meyer

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Jérôme Meyer
Personal information
Born (1979-05-31) May 31, 1979 (age 45)
Lons-le-Saunier, France
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weightkg
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition climbing
Known forWinning 4 Bouldering World Cups
Retired2008
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

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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

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Climbing World Cup

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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

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Discipline[3] 2001 2003 2005
Bouldering 3 2 10

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

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Bouldering

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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

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References

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