| 2024 IFSC Climbing European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Place du Rendez-Vous |
| Location |  Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland |
| Date | 27 August – 1 September |
| Website | ifsc-climbing.org |
The 2024 IFSC Climbing European Championships , the 15th edition, was held in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland from 27 August to 1 September 2024. The competition climbing event consisted of lead, speed, bouldering, and combined events. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's boulder [2] | Sam Avezou  France | Maximillian Milne  Great Britain | Dayan Akhtar Great Britain |
| Men's lead [3] | Sascha Lehmann Switzerland | Sam Avezou France | Guillermo Peinado  Spain |
| Men's speed [4] | Ludovico Fossali  Italy | Matteo Zurloni Italy | Erik Noya Cardona Spain |
| Men's combined (boulder & lead) [5] | Sam Avezou France | Sascha Lehmann Switzerland | Jonas Utelli Switzerland |
| Women's boulder [6] | Naïlé Meignan France | Ayala Kerem  Israel | Agathe Calliet France |
| Women's lead [7] | Laura Rogora Italy | Jenya Kazbekova  Ukraine | Lynn van der Meer  Netherlands |
| Women's speed [8] | Natalia Kałucka  Poland | Patrycja Chudziak Poland | Giulia Randi Italy |
| Women's combined (boulder & lead) [9] | Laura Rogora Italy | Jenya Kazbekova Ukraine | Zélia Avezou France |
* Host nation (Switzerland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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