Ludovico Fossali (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian
competition speed climber. He competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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, in
Men's combined climbing.
Career
Fossali won several medals at the
Italian Climbing Championships, including the speed climbing gold medal at the 2017 championships in
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He won the overall bronze speed climbing medal in the
2017 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The 2017 IFSC Climbing World Cup was held in 15 locations. Bouldering competitions were held in 7 locations, lead in 8 locations, and speed in 7 locations. The season began on 7 April in Meiringen, Switzerland and concluded on 12 November in Kranj ...
.
He won the speed climbing gold medal at the
2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships, the 16th edition, were held in Hachioji, Japan from 11 to 21 August 2019. The championships consisted of lead, speed, bouldering, and combined events. The paraclimbing event was held separately from 1 ...
in
Hachioji, Japan. He placed 9th in the Combined event, securing a qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
[Mark Agnew]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Who has qualified for sport climbing? Spots decided before final begins, Ondra misses the cut.
scmp.com, August 19, 2019. Accessed August 19, 2019
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1997 births
Italian mountain climbers
Living people
Italian rock climbers
Competitors at the 2017 World Games
Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic sport climbers for Italy
21st-century Italian people
IFSC Climbing World Championships medalists
IFSC Climbing World Cup overall medalists
Speed climbers
European Games competitors for Italy
Sport climbers at the 2023 European Games
Italian competition climbers
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