Petra Klingler

Petra Klingler (born February 14, 1992) is a Swiss competition rock climber.[1][2] Known as a versatile climber, she competes in bouldering and speed, lead, and ice climbing.[3] It is historically rare for a climber to compete in so many different disciplines, especially ice climbing, although the combined format of the Tokyo Olympics has made it more common. Klingler was encouraged by her former coach to try ice climbing for fun, and as a way to build mental discipline.[4]

Petra Klingler
Klingler at the Bouldering World Cup, Munich, 2017
Personal information
NationalitySwitzerland
Born (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992[1]
OccupationProfessional competition climber
WebsitePetra Klingler
Climbing career
Type of climberBouldering
Known forWinner of Bouldering World Championships in 2016[2]
Medal record
World Championships
2016Bouldering
Klingler at the 2015 World Cup in Munich

Early life

Klingler is a third-generation climber, and began climbing multipitch when she was six years old.[5] She and her brother would spend weekends outdoors, while her parents and grandparents climbed, typically with three adults climbing and the other watching them. As a teenager she tired of climbing with her parents and began going to gyms and entering competitions. She was good at horse riding as a youth, but outgrew local competitions at 13 and began focusing on climbing instead.[4] Klingler initially competed in lead climbing, but has since moved towards bouldering.[6]

Climbing career

Klingler was described as a late bloomer by climbing media after winning her first Bouldering World Cup at the age of 23 in 2015.[7] That same year she came third in the lead climbing Ice Climbing World Championships and medaled in other events.[8] Klingler went on to win Bouldering World Championships in 2016.[5]

In 2016 she studied Sports Science and Psychology at the University of Bern, while also training, typically doing 10 sessions a week. Klingler described her main gym as not ideal for bouldering, but perfect for systematic training.[4] She pulled back from training a bit in 2018 to finish her degree.[6][9]

In 2017 she finished with a bronze medal in the Ice Climbing World Cup despite injuring her knee halfway up the final route. Klingler was in tears after stretching some ligaments and damaging her meniscus, but managed to continue up the route using only one leg.[3]

In 2019 Klingler won the Swiss championships in all three Olympic disciplines: lead, speed and bouldering,[10][11][12] and qualified for the Olympics during the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships.[13]

Rankings

Climbing World Cup
Discipline[2] 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Lead – – – – – – – – – 57
Bouldering 41 26 13 25 16 11 4 8 5 15 6
Speed – – 31 – – 38 – – – 58
Combined – – 14 – – 11 – – 14 16

Ice climbing world cup
Discipline[14] 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Lead – – 27 15 15 9 2 5 17 24 17

Climbing World Championships

Adult

Discipline[2] 2009 2011 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019
Lead – – 27 15 – 13 29
Bouldering 30 29 7 8 1 6 10
Speed – – 23 27 – 33 37
Combined – – – – – 6 8

Ice climbing world championships
Discipline[14] 2015 2017 2019
Lead 3 4 –

Medals in the Climbing World Cup

Bouldering
Season[2] Gold Silver Bronze Total
20151––1
Total1001

Ice climbing
Season[14] Gold Silver Bronze Total
20151124
2016–2–2
2017––11
2018––––
2019––11
Total1348
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References
  1. "Petra Klingler". Red Bull. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. "Petra Klingler". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. "Petra Klingler, epic bronze medal with an injured knee". OnBouldering. January 26, 2017.
  4. John Blomquist (October 24, 2016). "Ep. 61 w/ Petra Klingler : 2016 IFSC Boulder Champ". Chalk Talk Climbing Podcast (Podcast). No. 61. Podtail.
  5. "Petra Klingler takes first place at the IFSC Bouldering World Championships 2016". Climber News. September 27, 2016.
  6. Katrin Rath (August 6, 2018). "Boulderweltcup: Petra Klingler im Interview". Bergwelten.
  7. "Petra Klingler - Late bloomer at 23!". 8a.nu. June 28, 2015.
  8. "Petra Klingler wins first Gold for Switzerland in the Lead final in Kirov, Russia – UIAA". UIAA. March 8, 2015.
  9. Ribolla, Marc (December 13, 2017). "Top-Kletterin Petra Klingler reagiert auf Messner-Kritik". Blick.
  10. "Petra Klingler and Marco Müller climb to the lead championship title". LACRUX climbing magazine. June 17, 2019.
  11. "Petra Klingler and Julien Clémence are Speed Swiss Champions 2019". LACRUX climbing magazine. July 8, 2019.
  12. "Petra Klingler and Sascha Lehmann are Boulder Swiss Champions 2019". LACRUX climbing magazine. June 3, 2019.
  13. "Petra Klingler und Jessica Pilz lösen Olympiaticket". LACRUX: Das Klettermagazin. August 18, 2019.
  14. "UIAA Ice Climbing Results Archive". UIAA. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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