Capucine Viglione (born 9 December 2002[1]) is a French competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing. She was a finalist for the 2024 French Olympic team in the speed climbing event.
 Capucine Viglione (2022) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | December 9, 2002 Marseille, France |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sport climbing |
| Event | Speed |
| Coached by | Sylvain Chapelle[2] |
| Updated on 15 September 2024 | |
Early life
editViglione started climbing at age 5,[2] practicing bouldering.[3] She discovered speed climbing in 2015 when she moved from Marseille and joigned a club in Massy.[4] In 2016, she finished 3rd in the U15 French championship and joined the French national team.[5]
In 2021, she won the gold medal at the European Youth Championships. She set a new French record at the 2023 European Speed Climbing Olympic Qualifier with 6.68 s.[3]
Viglione competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She qualified 10th in the seeding heats,[6] and lost her run in the elimination heat against Deng Lijuan of China.[7]
Major results
editOlympic Games
edit| Discipline | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 10 |
World championships
edit| Discipline | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 6 | 13 |
World Cup
edit| Discipline | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | 33 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Capucine Viglione". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b "VIGLIONE Capucine". olympics.org. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b Gaspard Bremond (5 August 2024). "JO 2024 - Escalade. « J'ai envie de le faire pour lui » : Capucine Viglione, au nom du frère". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Cléo Henin; Valentin Cassuto. "[20/24] Capucine Viglione, l'escalade à la vitesse grand V" (podcast). Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024..
- ^ "Capucine Viglione : « Mon objectif, c'est de gagner la première médaille française des Jeux Olympiques »". planetgrimpe.com (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Women's Speed, Qualification Seeding Results". Olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Speed, Qualification Elimination heats Results". Olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
