Angela Eiter
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 27, 1986 Arzl im Pitztal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | angelaeiter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Sport climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angela Eiter (born 27 January 1986 in Arzl im Pitztal) is an Austrian professional climber. She is a champion in lead climbing competitions: she won three World Cups lead in a row, from 2004 to 2006 and four World Championships. In 2011 she achieved her 25th win in World Cup and her 42nd podium.[1]
In October 2014, Eiter climbed the 9a (5.14d) route Hades at Nassereith, Austria. She is the sixth woman to climb this grade or higher.[2]
Biography
She started climbing at age eleven when her school offered her the chance to try the sport. Her parents accompanied her to the climbing gym in Imst. At fifteen, she climbed her first indoor 8a (5.13b). In 2002, having reached the age of sixteen, she began to participate in the World Cup lead climbing. In 2003 she won her first Cup race at Aprica. Since then she has won three World Cups in a row: in 2004,[3] in 2005, winning eight out of nine events[4] and in 2006, winning seven out of ten events.[5]
She also won four world championships in the lead climbing specialty: the 2005 edition in Munich,[6] the 2007 edition in Avilés,[7] the 2011 edition in Arco,[8] and the 2012 edition in Paris.[9]
For this outstanding performance was awarded the La Sportiva Competition Award in 2006.[10]
In September 2008, during the third round of the World Cup in Bern, she had a serious accident damaging her left shoulder, for which she underwent arthroscopic surgery.[11] She had to prematurely end the season and deal with nine months' rehabilitation. She started to compete the following July at the Climbing World Championship 2009 in Qinghai.
Number of medals in the World Cup
Lead
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ||||
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 25 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
References
- ^ "Angela Eiter - Results". ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Angela Eiter Climbs Hades (5.14d)". DPM Magazine. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Mrazek and Eiter win the World Cup Difficulty 2004". planetmountain.com. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Vinicio Stefanello (21 November 2005). "Flavio Crespi and Angela Eiter win World Cup 2005". planetmountain.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "World Cup Lead 2006 won by Patxi Usobiaga and Angela Eiter in Kranj". planetmountain.com. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Vinicio Stefanello (4 July 2005). "Tomas Mrazek and Angela Eiter World Champions". planetmountain.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "IX Climbing World Championship Aviles: full results". planetmountain.com. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Angela Eiter World Champion Lead in Arco". planetmountain.com. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Franz Schiassi (17 September 2012). "World Climbing Championships 2012, all the results from Paris". planetmountain.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Josune Bereziartu and Angela Eiter top the Arco Rock Legends 2006". rockmaster.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Climbing break for Angy Eiter after shoulder surgery". angelaeiter.com. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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