Capucine Viglione

Capucine Viglione
Capucine Viglione (2022)
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2002-12-09) December 9, 2002 (age 22)
Marseille, France
Years active2016–present
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
SportSport climbing
EventSpeed
Coached bySylvain Chapelle[2]
Updated on 15 September 2024

Capucine Viglione (born 9 December 2002[1]) 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,[2] practicing bouldering.[3] She discovered speed climbing in 2015 when she moved from Marseille and joigned a club in Massy.[4] In 2016, she finished 3rd in the U15 French championship and joined the French national team.[5]

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.[3]

Viglione competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She qualified 10th in the seeding heats,[6] and lost her run in the elimination heat against Deng Lijuan of China.[7]

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

  1. ^ a b "Capucine Viglione". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "VIGLIONE Capucine". olympics.org. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Cléo Henin; Valentin Cassuto. "[20/24] Capucine Viglione, l'escalade à la vitesse grand V" (podcast). Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024..
  5. ^ "Capucine Viglione : « Mon objectif, c'est de gagner la première médaille française des Jeux Olympiques »". planetgrimpe.com (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's Speed, Qualification Seeding Results". Olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Speed, Qualification Elimination heats Results". Olympics.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.