The 1997 UIAA Climbing World Championships, the 4th edition, were held in Paris, France, from 31 January to 1 February 1997. It was organized by the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA). The championships consisted of lead and speed events.
Medalists Men's Lead Men's Speed Women's Lead Women's Speed
Lead In men's lead, François Petit claimed the title. The 15-year-old Chris Sharma took silver, while the defending champion François Legrand took bronze.
In women's lead, Liv Sansoz took the win. Muriel Sarkany took second place, while Marietta Uhden took third. MenWomenRankNameNationResultRankNameNationResultFrançois Petit8000Liv Sansoz6700 Chris Sharma 6400Muriel Sarkany5360 François Legrand5200Marietta Uhden43554Jean-Baptiste Tribout44004Venera Chereshneva36855Elie Chevieux40805Stéphanie Bodet34176Yuji Hirayama37606Laurence Guyon31497Christian Core34407Cecile Avezou28818Arnaud Petit32008Luisa Iovane26809Daniel Andrada Jimenez29609Elena Choumilova247910Frederic Sarkany272010Marie Guillet2278
Speed Daniel Andrada Jimenez and Tatiana Ruyga were the 1997 Speed World Champions. MenWomenRankNameNationRankNameNationDaniel Andrada JimenezTatiana Ruyga Yevgen Kryvosheytsev Irina Zaytseva Dmitrii BychkovOlga Bibik4Hans Florine4Marie Dutray5Tomasz Oleksy5Kim Anthoni5Alexandr Paukaev5Jitka Kuhngaberova5Kairat Rakhmetov5Mayya Piratinskaya8Gareth Parry5Renata Piszczek9Andrey Vedenmeer9Zosia Podgorbounskikh10Salavat Rakhmetov10Olena Ryepko
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