Mickaël Mawem
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990
Nîmes, France
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition climbing
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BernBouldering

Mickaël Mawem (born 3 August 1990 at Nimes, France) is a French professional rock climber who specializes in competition bouldering. He is the 2023 World boulder champion. He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by finishing 7th at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships.[1][2] He also won the bouldering event in the 2019 IFSC Climbing European Championships, and at the 2023 World Championships at Bern.

Mawem was first selected for the national team in 2014.[3]

Personal life

His older brother Bassa is also a professional rock climber.

References

  1. "IFSC Climbing World Championships - Hachioji (JPN) 2019 - General result MEN combined". IFSC. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Sport climbing; International Federation of Sport Climbing, 15 March 2018
  3. "The Mawem brothers: Two champions chasing the same dream". tokyo2020.org. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.


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