29 November 2016

Lead climbers who stick out

Here are some of the Lead competition climbers that stick out in the history. Five out of ten are still active top climbers. Who do you think is missing that should be mentioned in the history books of Lead competition climbing as of 2016? Ramon Julian Puigblanque: Competing for 16 straight successful years and when it comes to overall points he has almost twice as many as the runner-up Jakob Schubert. The 159 cm tall has won the world championships twice. Jakob Schubert: Ten successful years on the circuit and in 2011 he started by winning seven straight WCs. World Champion once. Alex Chabot: During only seven years he was on the podium 30 times winning 21 times! Adam Ondra: He won overall being just 16 years old and when it comes to male average results, he is #2 after Chabot. World Champion three times. Legrand: Totally dominated the circuit in the 90-ies and won in total 17 World Cups. World Champion three times. Angela Eiter: She won 25 events in just eleven years and in total she was on the podium 43 times. She has won the World Championship four times. Muriel Sarkany: She is #1 when it comes to total points and she has been on the podium 45 times during 19 seasons, which is the most for any lead climber. World Champion once and runner-up four times. Jain Kim: She has won 22 WCs, which is second after Eiter. World Champion once. Robin Erbesfield: Dominated the sport during the ealy 90-ies with 14 World Cup victories. World Champion once. Mina Markovic: Second most Lead career points after Sarkany during 13 seasons. Liv Sansoz: Over 32 events, her worst result was #9. World Champion twice. Susi Good: Out of 17 World Cup starts, her worst results was #4. World Champion twice.
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