 Bassa Mawem in 2022. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1984 Nouméa, New Caledonia | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional climber | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Climbing career | |||||||||||||||
| Type of climber | Competition climbing, Speed climbing | ||||||||||||||
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Bassa Mawem (born 9 November 1984) is a French professional speed climber who specialises in competition climbing. He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] He also qualified for the 2024 Olympics.[2]
He won the overall title in the speed climbing event at the 2018 and 2019 IFSC Climbing World Cup.
On 3 August 2021, Mawem established the first Olympic Record of 5.45s during the Speed Qualifications but was unable to compete in the final due to an injury.[3]
His younger brother Mickaël is also a professional climber.
