Sport | Competition climbing |
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Location | United Kingdom |
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Parent group | British Mountaineering Council |
Website | http://www.gbclimbingteam.co.uk/paraclimbing |
The Great Britain paraclimbing team represents Great Britain in paraclimbing. They are administered by British Mountaineering Council, [1] and currently sponsored by the Oakwood Climbing Centre and Quay Climbing Centre. [2] In 2018 the team had their best season ever coming 2nd in the IFSC Climbing World Championships Paraclimbing medal table with 3 World Champions gaining Gold, a Silver and a Bronze medal. [3]
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2018 World Paraclimbing Championships, Innsbruck 5 Podiums inc 3 World Champions. [5]
2019 World Paraclimbing Championships, Briançon 9 podiums inc all defending World Champions retained their title. [2]
Year | Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2018 | IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Innsbruck | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2019 | IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Briançon | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
2021 | 2021 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, Moscow | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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