Muriel Sarkany

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Muriel Sarkany
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Muriel Sarkany in 2012
Personal information
Nationality Belgian
Born (1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 49)
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Website Instagram page
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known forFirst person, male or female, to win the annual lead climbing World Cup 5 times, 4th Woman in history to climb 9a  (5.14d)
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
World Cup
Winner1997Lead
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998Lead
Winner1999Lead
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Winner2001Lead
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Winner2003Lead
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004Lead
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007Lead
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997Lead
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1999Lead
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001Lead
Winner2003Lead
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007Lead
European Champion
Winner1998Lead
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002Lead
Rock Master
Winner1999Lead
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Winner2001Lead
Updated on October 16, 2017.

Muriel Sarkany (born August 5, 1974) is a Belgian professional rock climber who specialized in competition lead climbing where she is known for winning five Climbing World Cups. She also specialized in outdoor sport climbing and is considered the fourth-ever female climber in history to redpoint a 9a  (5.14d)-graded route, which was PuntX, in Gorges du Loup, in FRA.

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Climbing career

Competition climbing

Sarkany started climbing at the age of 17 and at the age of 18 started participating in international lead climbing competitions. She became Youth World Champion in Basel in 1992.

She won the silver medal three times for lead climbing at the World Championships (1997, 1999, and 2001), and the gold medal in 2003. [1]

Sarkany was the 1998 European Lead Champion and won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Lead Championships.

After a break from competition climbing in 2005 and 2006, she returned in 2007 to win the silver medal at the World Championships in Avilles, and the bronze medal at the World Cup that year.

She won the Lead Climbing World Cup 5 times in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

She retired in 2010, and as of 2022, still holds the record for the most Lead World Cup gold medals (male or female).

Rock climbing

After retiring from competition climbing, Sarkany devoted herself to outdoor rock climbing. In November 2013, at the age of 39, she became the fourth-ever woman in history to climb a 9a  (5.14d) graded route when she ascended PuntX in the (Gorges du Loup, FRA).

In 2016, at 43 years old, Sarkany ascended Era Vella in Margalef in Spain, becoming the first woman aged over 40 to climb a 9a  (5.14d) graded route.

Rankings

World Championships Lead Climbing

Early on, she won a gold medal in the junior category. In the adult difficulty, after three silver medals at the 1997, 1999, and 2001 UIAA Climbing World Championships, Muriel Sarkany became the 2003 World Climbing Champion and is a finalist in the 2007 IFSC Climbing World Championships.

Climbing World Cup [2]

Muriel won 31 podiums at the World Cup of Difficulty.

Discipline199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Lead2495712121112515312920

Climbing World Championships [3]

Discipline199319951997199920012003200520072009
Lead174222110224

Climbing European Championships [3]

Discipline1996199820002002200620082010
Lead5153121318
Bouldering-----12-

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead [3]

Muriel Sarkany competing in Puurs, 2007 Muriel klimax.jpg
Muriel Sarkany competing in Puurs, 2007
SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
199522
199611
1997314
1998123
19991214
20001124
2001235
2002426
20035117
20043216
200611
200732
Total2120647

Other tributes

She is represented on the Fresque des Wallons  [ fr ] painting in Namur, in Belgium.

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

9a  (5.14d):

  • Era Vella - Margalef (ESP) - September 2017 [4] [5]
  • Punt-X - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - November 21, 2013 - At the time, Sarkany became the 4th female climber in history to climb a 9a route. [6]

8c+  (5.14c):

8c  (5.14b):

  • Ingravids Eskerps - Santa Linya (ESP) - March 8, 2012 [8]
  • Rollito Sharma Extension - Santa Linya - February 4, 2012
  • Last soul sacrifice - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - September 30, 2011
  • Quoussaï les maux de la fin - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - September 13, 2011 [9]
  • Hot chili X - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - August 28, 2011 [10]
  • Drop City - Antalya (TUR) - April 5, 2008 [11]

8b+  (5.14a):

  • Hot Chilli Beans Volcano - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - August 7, 2011
  • Soul Sacrifice - Gorges du Loup (FRA) - July 25, 2011
  • Le mur des cyclopes - Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux(FRA)- March 10, 2011
  • Collection automne hiver - Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux (FRA) - October 17, 2010
  • Trio Ternura - Santa Linya (ESP) - May 31, 2010 [12]
  • Rolito Sharma - Santa Linya (ESP) - December 10, 2009 [13]
  • Philippe cuisinière - Rodellar (ESP) - October 3, 2009
  • El chorreras - Rodellar (ESP) - September 29, 2009
  • Mortal combat - Castillon (FRA) - December 10, 2003
  • Skyline - Bürs (AUT) - July 18, 2003

See also

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