 Capucine Viglione (2022) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | (2002-12-09) December 9, 2002 (age 22) Marseille, France |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sport climbing |
| Event | Speed |
| Coached by | Sylvain Chapelle |
| Updated on 15 September 2024 | |
Capucine Viglione (born 9 December 2002) is a French competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing. She was a finalist for the 2024 French Olympic team in the speed climbing event.
Early life
Viglione started climbing at age 5, practicing bouldering. She discovered speed climbing in 2015 when she moved from Marseille and joigned a club in Massy. In 2016, she finished 3rd in the U15 French championship and joined the French national team.
In 2021, she won the gold medal at the European Youth Championships. She set a new French record at the 2023 European Speed Climbing Olympic Qualifier with 6.68 s.
Viglione competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She qualified 10th in the seeding heats, and lost her run in the elimination heat against Deng Lijuan of China.
Major results
Olympic Games
| Discipline | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Speed | 10 |
World championships
| Discipline | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 6 | 13 |
World Cup
| Discipline | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | 33 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
References
- ^ "Capucine Viglione". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "VIGLIONE Capucine". olympics.org. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Gaspard Bremond (5 August 2024). "JO 2024 - Escalade. « J'ai envie de le faire pour lui » : Capucine Viglione, au nom du frère". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Cléo Henin; Valentin Cassuto. "[20/24] Capucine Viglione, l'escalade à la vitesse grand V" (podcast). Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024..
- "Capucine Viglione : « Mon objectif, c'est de gagner la première médaille française des Jeux Olympiques »". planetgrimpe.com (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "Women's Speed, Qualification Seeding Results". Olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- "Women's Speed, Qualification Elimination heats Results". Olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
