François Petit (born March 27, 1975) is a French professional rock climber who specialized in competition climbing, and who is known for winning the Lead Climbing World Championship in 1997 and the Lead Climbing World Cup in 1995 and 1999.
Career Born in Albertville, near the Vanoise National Park, Petit started climbing when he was a child, encouraged by his passionate parents. He shared his passion with his older brother and also the 1996 Lead Climbing World Cup winner, .
He sport climbed on routes up to , but primarily focused on indoor climbing. He retired from international competitions in 2004. Since 2010 he has been the trainer of the French bouldering team. He is also the director of Le Mur de Lyon,Le Mur de Lyon one of the largest indoor climbing gyms in France, located in Lyon.
Rankings
Climbing World Cup 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 Discipline 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 Lead 4 10 1 14 3 14
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup Lead Season Gold Silver Bronze Total 1992 1 1 1993 1 1 2 4 1994 1 1 1995 2 1 3 1996 1 1 1 3 1997 2 2 1999 1 1 2002 1 1 Total 4 5 7 16
Rock climbing Single-pitch routes 8c+/5.14c: Superplafond - Volx (FRA) - 1995 - bolted by Jean-Baptiste Tribout in 1994 Le Bronx - Orgon (FRA) - 1994 - first ascent
Multi-pitch routes Bonington - Torres del Paine (PAT - January 2007 Eternal Flame - Trango Towers (PAK) - July 20–22, 2005
See also List of grade milestones in rock climbing History of rock climbing Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals
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