Mejdi Schalck
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| Nationality | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 7, 2004 Montreuil, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Competition climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ape index | +8 cm (3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest grade | 8C (Boulder) and 9a+ (Sport) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mejdi Schalck is a French rock climber who specialises in competition climbing.[2][3][4] He won the bronze medal in the men's lead event at the 2022 World Games.[5] Schalck also competed at the 2022 European Championships in the multi-sport tournament of the 2022 IFSC Climbing European Championships, finishing 4th place in the men's competition bouldering event, and 15th place in the men's competition lead climbing event.[1]
Rankings
| Discipline[6] | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Boulder | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 |
| Discipline | Moscow 2021[7] |
Bern 2023[8] |
Seoul 2025[9] |
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| Boulder | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Lead | - | 11 | - |
| Boulder & Lead | - | 9 | - |
| Discipline[10] | 2021 Youth A |
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| Boulder | 4 |
| Lead | 2 |
Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup
Boulder
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2021 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Notable ascents
8C (V15):
8B+ (V14):
- Casavino - Brione (SUI) - 2025 - flash [11]
- La Force du Destin - Fontainebleau (FRA) - 2025 [11]
- Mystic Stylez - Magic Wood (SUI) - 2025 [11]
- Practice of the Wild - Magic Wood (SUI) - 2025 [11]
- L'Alchemiste - Apremont (FRA) - 2024 [11]
- Gecko Assis - Fontainebleau (FRA) - 2024 [11]
- Off the Wagon - Val Bavona (SUI) - 2022 [11]
- Mécanique Élémentaire - Recloses (FRA) - 2021 [11]
Redpointed routes
9a+ (5.15a):
9a (5.14d):
References
- ^ a b "Mejdi Schalck". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Kohlhuber, Nicolas (24 May 2022). "5 things to know about Mejdi Schalck, winner of his first Climbing World Cup at 18 years old". International Olympic Committee (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Creech, Hayes (24 June 2022). "Natalia Grossman, Mejdi Schalck win boulder finals climbing World Cup titles in Salt Lake City". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Climbing World Cup - At 18, the Frenchman Schalck offers himself a first major success in his career", Eurosport (in French), 23 May 2022
- ^ "2022 Birmingham, USA: Sport Climbing (Men's Lead) Final" (PDF). World Games. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Mejdi SCHALCK". IFSC.
- ^ "IFSC - Climbing World Championships (B,L,S) - Moscow 2021 - Boulder". IFSC.
- ^ "IFSC World Championships Bern 2023". IFSC.
- ^ "IFSC Climbing World Championships Seoul 2025 - Boulder". IFSC.
- ^ "IFSC - Climbing Youth World Championships (B,L,S) - Voronezh (RUS) 2021". IFSC.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Mejdi Schalck - Climbing History". Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "Mejdi Schalck sends Bio sharma graphie L1+2". 8a.nu. 8 September 2023.
External links
- Mejdi Schalck at IFSC
- Mejdi Schalck at the World Games
- Mejdi Schalck at InterSportStats