Petra Klingler and Julien Clémence are Speed ​​Swiss Champions 2019

The fastest sports climbers in Switzerland delivered on Saturday, 6. July in front of the panorama of the Vaud Alps in Villars-sur-Ollon impressive duels. 156 athletes climbed on the almost vertical outer wall of the Swiss championship title 2019 in speed. 

Last year's winner Petra Klingler (Bonstetten ZH) succeeded in defending the title in the Elite Women. With 8.992 seconds, Petra also realized a new Swiss speed record in Villars. After her championship lead and bouldering titles, she made the triple perfect again with her win to 2016.

Julien Clémence (Gisikon LU) secured the gold medal for the Elite Men. Zoé Egli (Hünibach BE) and Timo Villinger (Zürich ZH) won in the category U18. Overall, the championship titles were awarded in ten age categories.

The results in the overview

Elite ladies
1. Petra Klingler (Bonstetten ZH)
2. space Sofya Yokoyama (Role VD)
3. space Andrea Kümin (Angle ZH)

Elite men
1. Place Julien Clémence (Gisikon LU)
2. Place Nino Grünenfelder (Baar ZG)
3. Square Dimitri Vogt (Worben BE)

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Credits: text SAC, image SAC / davidschweizer.ch

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