Hannah Meul (born April 3, 2001, in Frechen) is a German rock climber who specialises in competition bouldering and bouldering. She won the silver medal in bouldering at the 2022 IFSC Climbing European Championships and has placed second three times on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit.
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 3, 2001 Frechen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Cologne University of Applied Sciences (2020–) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editMeul began climbing at age seven and entered her first competition at age 10.[1] In the 2015 season, she made her international debut, taking part in the European Youth Cup, European Youth Championships and IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships.[2] At her first IFSC Climbing World Cup at Meiringen in 2017, she advanced to the semifinal and placed 12th.[3] She was also the German lead champion that year.[4]
She placed fourth in lead at the 2020 European Championships in Moscow, and placed fifth in combined at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships, also in Moscow.[2]
During the 2022 season, Meul qualified for her first World Cup final, topping all the final boulders in Brixen and finishing second to Natalia Grossman on attempts. She repeated her second-place finish at the Innsbruck Bouldering World Cup, again finishing behind Grossman.[3] Meul then won the bouldering silver medal at the 2022 IFSC Climbing European Championships in Munich.[5] She also made her first lead World Cup final in 2022, finishing fourth in Jakarta.[6]
Meul began the 2023 season with a silver medal at the Bouldering World Cup in Hachioji, finishing behind Brooke Raboutou. On the podium, she paid tribute to her Germany teammate Christoph Schweiger, who had recently been killed in a traffic incident, by displaying his IFSC competitor badge.[7]
Personal
editIn 2020, she enrolled at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. She has climbed boulders outdoors at Fontainebleau.[8]
Achievements
editIFSC Climbing World Championships
edit| Discipline | 2021 Moscow |
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| Lead | 22 |
| Bouldering | 23 |
| Speed | 33 |
| Combined | 5 |
IFSC Climbing World Cup
editSeason rankings
edit| Discipline | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Lead | - | - | - | 29 | 14 |
| Bouldering | 36 | 42 | 37 | 25 | 5 |
Podiums
editBouldering
edit| Season | First | Second | Third | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
IFSC European Climbing Championships
edit| Discipline | Moscow 2020 | Munich 2022 |
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| Lead | 4 | 7 |
| Bouldering | 13 | 2 |
| Speed | 18 | - |
| Combined | 7 | 4 |
Junior Olympics
edit- Buenos Aires 2018: 4th place (Combined)
Notable ascents
editBouldering
edit- Partage (8A+ (V12)) – Fontainebleau, 2021[9]
- Duel (8A (V11)) – Fontainebleau, 2021[9]
- Tigre et Dragon (8A (V11)) – Fontainebleau, 2021[9]
- Golden assis (8A (V11)) – Fontainebleau, 2021[9]
- Foxy Lady (8A (V11)) – Magic Wood, 2021[9]
References
edit- ^ Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV). "Interview mit Hannah Meul" [Interview with Hannah Meul] (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ a b "Hannah Meul". International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ a b "IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Meiringen (SUI) 2017". International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ Deutscher Alpenverein e.V. (DAV). "Hannah Meul und Jan Hojer sind die Deutschen Meister im Lead" [Hannah Meul and Jan Hojer are the Germans in the Lead] (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ sportschau.de. "European Championships: Boulder-Finale der Frauen: Meul klettert zu Silber" [European Championships: Women's Bouldering Final: Meul climbs to Silver] (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Groom, Matt (27 September 2022). "IFSC Lead and Speed World Cup Jakarta: Report". UKC. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "USA'S Rabatou Claims First Ever IFSC Boulder World Cup Gold". International Federation of Sport Climbing. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ Outdoor Magazin (2021-10-06). "Steckbrief: Hannah Meul" [Stats:Hannah Meul] (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e Gudrun Regelein / kletterszene.com (2021-11-22). ""Eine Profikarriere ist definitiv mein Ziel" – Hannah Meul im Interview" ["A Professional Career is Definitely My Goal" – Hannah Meul Interview] (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
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