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Leander Carmanns Takes World Speed Climbing Silver, Germany’s First in the Discipline

The 20-year-old set a 4.86-second European record earlier in the rounds, highlighting his emergence in a growing Olympic event.

Leander Carmanns jubelt nach seinem Sieg im Finale der deutschen Meisterschaften – nun darf er sich auch über eine WM-Medaille freuen
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Overview

  • Jianguo Long of China won the final in Seoul, edging Carmanns by 0.19 seconds for gold.
  • Carmanns clocked 4.86 seconds in the round of 16, a new European record for the standardized route.
  • The silver secures Germany’s first-ever World Championship medal in speed climbing.
  • The competition took place on the sport’s 15-metre, slightly overhanging wall with regulated holds.
  • Carmanns, a Mönchengladbach native, achieved the result just days before his 21st birthday.