The 2007

IFSC Climbing World Championships The IFSC Climbing World Championships are the biennial (i.e. held once every two years) world championship event for competition climbing that is organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). This event determines the mal ...

, the 9th edition, were held in Aviles, Spain from 17 to 23 September 2007. It was the first Climbing World Championships organized by the

International Federation of Sport Climbing The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is the international governing body for the sport of competitive climbing, which consists of the disciplines lead climbing, speed climbing, and bouldering. It was founded in Frankfurt on 27 Ja ...

(IFSC).

Medal winners overview

Lead

Men

115 athletes attended the men's lead competition.

Women

68 athletes attended the women's lead competition.

Angela Eiter Angela "Angy" Eiter (born 27 January 1986 in Arzl im Pitztal) is an Austrian professional rock climber. She is a champion in lead climbing competitions, winning three IFSC Lead Climbing World Cups in a row, from 2004 to 2006 and four IFSC World ...

and

Muriel Sarkany Muriel Sarkany (born August 5, 1974) is a Belgian professional rock climber who specialized in competition lead climbing where she is known for winning five Climbing World Cups. She also specialized in outdoor sport climbing and is considered the ...

topped all the routes in the qualification, semifinal, and final rounds which made them tied. So, they climbed one more time in the superfinal round where

took the win.

Bouldering

Men

131 athletes attended the men's bouldering competition.

Women

77 athletes attended the women's bouldering competition. Anna Stöhr flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win.

Speed

Men

70 athletes competed in the men's speed climbing event.

Women

39 athletes competed in the women's speed climbing event.

References

{{reflist IFSC Climbing World Championships World Climbing Championships International sports competitions hosted by Spain