Bassa Mawem (born 9 November 1984) is a French professional
speed climber. He qualified for the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
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[Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – ''Sport climbing''; International Federation of Sport Climbing, 15 March 2018]
He won the overall title in the speed climbing event at the 2018 and 2019
IFSC Climbing World Cup
The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). The athletes compete in three disciplines: lead, bouldering and speed. The number of competit ...
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On 3 August 2021, Mawem established the first Olympic Record of 5.45 s during the Speed Qualifications, but was unable to compete in the final due to an injury.
His younger brother
Mickaël is also a professional climber.
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French rock climbers
Living people
1984 births
People from Nouméa
Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic sport climbers of France
20th-century French people
21st-century French people
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