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Bassa Mawem

Bassa Mawem (born 9 November 1984) is a French professional speed climber who specialises in competition climbing. He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] He also qualified for the 2024 Olympics.[2]

Career

He won the overall title in the speed climbing event at the 2018 and 2019 IFSC Climbing World Cup.

On 3 August 2021, Mawem established the first Olympic Record of 5.45s during the Speed Qualifications but was unable to compete in the final due to an injury.[3]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Mawem won by 0.01 seconds his heat against Ukraine's Yaroslav Tkach in the elimination round of qualifications. Mawem ended up in seventh place after losing in the quarterfinals to Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo, the eventual gold medalist.

Personal life

His younger brother Mickaël is also a professional climber.

Major results

Olympic Games

World championships

World Cup

European championships

References

  1. ^ Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Sport climbing; International Federation of Sport Climbing, 15 March 2018
  2. ^ "MIROSLAW, MAWEM SECURED THEIR TICKET TO PARIS 2024 IN ROME". 2023-09-16.
  3. ^ "Aomi Urban Sports Park, Sport Climbing, Results, TUE 3 AUG 2021, Speed Qualification" (PDF). The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-08-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-03.

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