US Gains Three Medals From Paraclimbing World Championships

The 2021 Paraclimbing World Championships just finished in Moscow, Russia. 114 athletes participated across 13 categories.

Categories included blind 1-3 (with 1 indicating lower functionality and 3 being the highest, demarcated B), amputees (both lower and upper, demarcated AU or AL), and limited reach and power 1-3 (again, with 1 indicating lower functionality and 3 being the highest, demarcated RP). Find out more about classification here.

From the US, Brian Zarzuela placed second in Men’s AU-2, Tanner Cislaw placed second in Men’s RP1, and Benjamin Mayforth placed second in Men’s RP2.

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Below, find the results for each category.

Men B1

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	SHO	AITA	JPN	3.46	top
2	RAZVAN	NEDU	ROU	3.46	35+
3	JESSE	DUFTON	GBR	2.0	23
4	ARTEM	BONDARENKO	CFR	3.46	16+

Men B2

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	FUMIYA	HAMANOUE	JPN	2.45	40+
2	RICHARD	SLOCOCK	GBR	1.73	38+
3	RAUL	SIMON FRANCO	ESP	3.24	38+
4	GUILLERMO	PELEGRÍN	ESP	3.24	17

Men B3

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification
1	KAZUHIRO	MINOWADA	JPN	2.12
1	COSMIN FLORIN	CANDOI	ROU	2.12
3	LUX	LOSEY SAIL	GBR	3.0
4	SERGEI	SHARAPOV	CFR	3.46
5	ROBERT ANDREI	AL-RADI	ROU	3.87

Women B2

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	ABIGAIL	ROBINSON	GBR	1.58	top
2	EDITH	SCHEINECKER	AUT	2.24	40+
3	NADIA	BREDICE	ITA	2.74	35
4	OXANA	OSADCHAYA	CFR	3.16	17

Women B3

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification
1	IONELA	GRECU	ROU	1.41
2	TANJA	GLUSIC	SLO	2.0
3	SUNITA	DHONDAPPANAVAR	IND	2.65
4	IBEN KONGSVIK	PAULSEN	NOR	3.74

Men AL-2

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	THIERRY	DELARUE	FRA	2.24	23+
2	FREDERIK	LEYS	BEL	2.65	16+
3	SHUHEI	YUKI	JPN	3.46	16+
4	ALBERT	GUARDIA FERRER	ESP	3.16	14+

Men AU-2

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	MATTHEW	PHILLIPS	GBR	2.6	44+
2	BRIAN	ZARZUELA	USA	2.45	35+
3	KEVIN	BARTKE	GER	1.22	35
4	MAKSIM	MAIOROV	CFR	3.46	34

Men RP1

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	ANGELINO	ZELLER	AUT	1.41	39+
2	TANNER	CISLAW	USA	3.0	26+
3	KORBINIAN	FRANCK	GER	1.41	18+
4	TIM	SCHAFFRINNA	GER	4.0	16

Men RP2

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	MOR MICHAEL	SAPIR	ISR	1.73	top
2	BENJAMIN	MAYFORTH	USA	3.0	45
3	BASTIEN	THOMAS	FRA	3.0	39+
4	MANIKANDAN	KUMAR	IND	3.0	34+

Men Rp3

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	ROMAIN	PAGNOUX	FRA	2.0	27+ (1:41)
2	MATHIEU	BESNARD	FRA	2.0	27+ (2:26)
3	IMAN	EDRISI	IRI	2.0	23+
4	GREGOR	SELAK	SLO	4.47	14+

Women Rp1

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	PAVITRA	VANDENHOVEN	BEL	1.41	37+
2	EVA	MOL	NED	1.41	34+
3	MARTA	PECHE SALINERO	ESP	3.0	13+
4	DARIA	MOROZOVA	CFR	4.24	13+

Women RP2

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	SOLENNE	PIRET	FRA	1.22	43+
2	LEANORA	VOLPE	GBR	1.73	39
3	LUCIA	CAPOVILLA	ITA	3.0	21
4	DINA	EIVIK	NOR	4.47	17
5	JASMIN	PLANK	AUT	4.47	15

Women RP3

Rank	Name		Country	Qualification	Final
1	LUCIE	JARRIGE	FRA	1.41	top
2	MARTHA	EVANS	GBR	2.24	33+
3	KATHARINA	RITT	AUT	3.74	29+
4	MANCA	SMREKAR	SLO	2.65	17