| 1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Indoor Arena |
| Location |  Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Date | 2 – 3 December 1999 |
| Competitors | 180 from 30 nations |
The 1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships , the 5th edition, were held in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 2 to 3 December 1999. 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 | Bernardino Lagni  Italy | Yuji Hirayama  Japan | Maksym Petrenko  Ukraine | |||
| Men's Speed | Vladimir Zakharov Ukraine | Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev  Russia | Alexey Gadeev Russia | |||
| Women's Lead | Liv Sansoz (2) France | Muriel Sarkany  Belgium | Elena Ovtchinnikova  United States | |||
| Women's Speed | Olga Zakharova Ukraine | Olena Ryepko Ukraine | Natalia Novikova Russia | |||
In men's lead, Bernardino Lagni triumphed over Yuji Hirayama who took silver and Maksym Petrenko who took bronze.
In women's lead, Liv Sansoz won and defended her title. Muriel Sarkany took silver and Elena Ovtchinnikova took bronze.
| Men [4] | Women [5] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result | Rank | Name | Nation | Result |
 | Bernardino Lagni |  Italy | 8200 | | Liv Sansoz |  France | 7900 |
 | Yuji Hirayama |  Japan | 6560 | | Muriel Sarkany |  Belgium | 6320 |
 | Maksym Petrenko |  Ukraine | 5330 | | Elena Ovtchinnikova |  United States | 5135 |
| 4 | Arnaud Petit | France | 4510 | 4 | Marietta Uhden |  Germany | 4345 |
| 5 | Cristian Brenna | Italy | 4182 | 5 | Annatina Schultz |  Switzerland | 4029 |
| 6 | Alexandre Chabot | France | 3854 | 6 | Martina Cufar |  Slovenia | 3713 |
| 7 | Christian Bindhammer | Germany | 3526 | 7 | Delphine Martin | France | 3397 |
| 8 | Dai Koyamada | Japan | 3280 | 8 | Josune Bereciartu Urruzola |  Spain | 3160 |
| 9 | Andreas Bindhammer | Germany | 3034 | 9 | Sandrine Levet | France | 2923 |
| 9 | Salavat Rakhmetov |  Russia | 3034 | 10 | Damaris Knorr | Germany | 2686 |
In men's speed, Vladimir Zakharov triumphed over Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev who took silver and Alexei Gadeev who took bronze.
In women's speed, Olga Zakharova triumphed over Olena Ryepko who took silver and Natalia Novikova who took bronze.
| Men [6] | Women [7] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result | Rank | Name | Nation | Result |
| Vladimir Zakharov | Ukraine | 6900 | | Olga Zakharova | Ukraine | 7400 |
| Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev | Russia | 5520 | | Olena Ryepko | Ukraine | 5920 |
| Alexei Gadeev | Russia | 4485 | | Natalia Novikova | Russia | 4810 |
| 4 | Andrey Vedenmeer | Ukraine | 3795 | 4 | Zosia Podgorbounskikh | Russia | 4070 |
| 5 | Yevgen Kryvosheytsev | Ukraine | 3519 | 5 | Olena Ostapenko | Ukraine | 3774 |
| 5 | Tomasz Oleksy |  Poland | 3519 | 5 | Nataliya Perlova | Ukraine | 3774 |
| 5 | Iakov Soubbotine | Russia | 3519 | 5 | Mayya Piratinskaya | Russia | 3774 |
| 5 | Maksym Styenkovyy | Ukraine | 3519 | 5 | Renata Piszczek | Poland | 3774 |
| 9 | Daniel Andrada Jimenez | Spain | 2553 | 9 | Kim Anthoni | Belgium | 2738 |
| 9 | Dmitrii Bychkov | Russia | 2553 | 9 | Olga Bibik | Russia | 2738 |
| 9 | Mathieu Dutray | France | 2553 | 9 | Mariana Ene |  Romania | 2738 |
| 9 | Luca Giupponi | Italy | 2553 | 9 | Mi-Sun Go |  South Korea | 2738 |
| 9 | Csaba Komondi |  Hungary | 2553 | 9 | Jitka Kuhngaberova |  Czech Republic | 2738 |
| 9 | César Ciudad Manzanedo | Spain | 2553 | 9 | Berta Martin Sancho | Spain | 2738 |
| 9 | Lukasz Müller | Poland | 2553 | 9 | Tatiana Ruyga | Russia | 2738 |
| 9 | Alexandr Paukaev | Ukraine | 2553 | 9 | Svetlana Sutkina | Russia | 2738 |
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