Hannes Van Duysen
Belgian rock climber
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Hannes Van Duysen (born 2004) is a Belgian rock climber who specialises in competition climbing, competition in both the lead climbing and bouldering events.[1]
- Redpoint: 9a+ (5.15a)
- Bouldering: 8B+ (V14)
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| Born | 4 September 2004 Vinderhoute, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Climbing career
Competition climbing
Youth
Van Duysen began competing at IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in 2018.[2] At age 16, he won the boulder title at the 2021 Youth World Championships.[3] He won a second consecutive boulder title at the 2022 Youth World Championships.[4] In 2023, he placed third in boulder and first in Lead respectively at the Youth World Championships in Seoul.[5][6]
Senior
Van Duysen began competing in senior competitions at age 16, entering the World Cups in 2021.[1] In 2023, Van Duysen made his first IFSC World Cup bouldering final in Hachioji, finishing in second place.[7] In 2024, he won the bronze medal at the Keqiao bouldering World Cup.[8] Van Duysen secured his berth to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris through the Olympic Qualifier Series.[9] At the Olympics, he finished in fourteenth place in the semifinals of the combined event and did not advance to the finals.[10] In 2025, he advanced to the finals in three of the six bouldering World Cups, notably placing third in Innsbruck.[11][12]
Rock climbing
In 2024, Van Duysen made the 6th ascent of the famous 9a+ (5.15a) graded deep-water soloing route, Es Pontàs.[13][14][15]
Rankings
IFSC Olympic Qualification
| Discipline | Shanghai 2024 |
Budapest 2024 |
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| Boulder & Lead | 6 | 4 |
World Championships
World Cup Overall Ranking
World Youth Championships
| Discipline | 2021 Youth A |
2022 Juniors |
2023 Juniors |
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| Boulder | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lead | 6 | 10 | 1 |