| 1995 UIAA Climbing World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Geneva, Switzerland |
| Date | 5 – 6 May 1995 |
| Competitors | 135 from 24 nations |
The 1995 UIAA Climbing World Championships , the 3rd edition, were held in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 6 May 1995. It was organized by the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA). The championships consisted of lead and speed events. [1] [2] [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Lead | François Legrand (3) France | Arnaud Petit France | Elie Chevieux  Switzerland |
| Men's Speed | Andrey Vedenmeer  Ukraine | Milan Benian  Czech Republic | Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev  Russia |
| Women's Lead | Robyn Erbesfield  United States | Laurence Guyon France | Liv Sansoz France |
| Women's Speed | Natalie Richer France | Cecile Avezou France | Renata Piszczek  Poland |
François Legrand won and defended his title once again. Robyn Erbesfield took her first Lead World Champion title.
| Men [4] | Women [5] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result | Rank | Name | Nation | Result |
 | François Legrand |  France | 8500 | | Robyn Erbesfield |  United States | 8500 |
 | Arnaud Petit | France | 6800 | | Laurence Guyon | France | 6800 |
 | Elie Chevieux |  Switzerland | 5525 | | Liv Sansoz | France | 5525 |
| 4 | François Coffy | France | 4675 | 4 | Muriel Sarkany |  Belgium | 4675 |
| 5 | François Lombard | France | 4335 | 5 | Marie Guillet | France | 4335 |
| 6 | Jean-Baptiste Tribout | France | 3995 | 6 | Marietta Uhden |  Germany | 3995 |
| 7 | Frédéric Coroller | France | 3655 | 7 | Elena Ovtchinnikova | United States | 3655 |
| 8 | Evgeny Ovchinnikov |  Russia | 3400 | 8 | Natalie Richer | France | 3400 |
| 9 | Marek Havlik |  Czech Republic | 3145 | 9 | Angela Striecks | Germany | 3145 |
| 10 | Stefan Fürst |  Austria | 2890 | 10 | Venera Chereshneva | Russia | 2890 |
| 10 | François Petit | France | 2890 | ||||
| 10 | Pavel Samoiline | Russia | 2890 | ||||
Andrey Vedenmeer and Natalie Richer were the 1995 Speed World Cup Champions.
| Men [6] | Women [7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Nation | Rank | Name | Nation |
| Andrey Vedenmeer |  Ukraine | | Natalie Richer | France |
| Milan Benian | Czech Republic | | Cecile Avezou | France |
| Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev | Russia | | Renata Piszczek |  Poland |
| 4 | Yevgen Kryvosheytsev | Ukraine | 4 | Tatiana Ruyga | Russia |
| 5 | Tomasz Oleksy | Poland | 5 | Anne Arran |  Great Britain |
| 5 | Johnny Schelker | Switzerland | 5 | Felicity Butler | Great Britain |
| 7 | Neil Carson | Great Britain | 5 | Metka Lukancic |  Slovenia |
| 7 | Milen Videnovski |  Bulgaria | 5 | Irina Zaytseva | Russia |
| 9 | Nenco Dunev | Bulgaria | 9 | Martina Cufar | Slovenia |
| 10 | Vili Gucek | Slovenia | 10 | Elena Cioroianu |  Romania |
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