Thomas Tauporn

Thomas Tauporn (born March 30, 1991 in Schechingen ) is a German sport and competition climber . In 2006 he became German youth champion, in 2010 German runner-up and in 2011 runner-up world champion in the overall ranking at the climbing world championships in Arco . In 2016 he became German runner-up in bouldering.

Career

Thomas Tauporn is nicknamed "Shorty". He climbs for the Schwäbisch Gmünd section of the German Alpine Club (DAV). He is one of the versatile competitive climbers who are successful in all three disciplines ( bouldering , lead and speed ).

Thomas Tauporn started climbing in 1999. From 2004 to 2006 Tauporn climbed in the B-youth and in 2004 was the first German youth champion in Leipzig . The following year he finished eighth at the Youth World Cup in Beijing and was able to defend his national title. In 2007 Thomas competed for the first time in the men's as well as the A-youth. There he took second place in the overall ranking of the German Sport Climbing Cup and was also German Youth A Champion. In the same year he came third at the Junior World Climbing Championships in Ibarra , Ecuador. In the men's category, he has been among the world's best since 2009 with a 4th and two 8th places in World Cups, and in the same year he was invited to the prestigious Rockmaster in Arco . In 2010 the title at the Youth World Cup in Edinburgh followed . A year later he became vice world champion in overall (combination competition from all three disciplines) and 6th in the bouldering competition at the climbing world championships in Arco. Following the World Championships, he was second in the lead at Rockmaster. In 2016 he became German runner-up in bouldering.

Competitive climbing

World championships

2012: 2nd place overall in Paris / France
2011: 2nd place overall in Arco / Italy
2011: 6th place bouldering in Arco / Italy

Youth World Championships

8th place in Youth B in Beijing / China 2005
3rd place at Youth A in Ibarra / Ecuador 2007
2nd place at Youth A in Sydney / Australia 2008
4th place in the juniors in Valence / France 2009
1st place at the Juniors in Edinburgh / Scotland 2010

German championships

2004: Junior Champion of Youth B in Leipzig (Lead)
2005: Junior Champion of Youth B in Heilbronn (Lead)
2006: Junior Champion of Youth B in Scheidegg (Lead)
2006: Junior Champion of Youth B in Munich (bouldering)
2007: German Youth A Champion in Frankenthal (Pfalz)
2007: 4th place German championships for men in Frankenthal (Palatinate)
2008: 4th place in the German men's championships in Heilbronn
2009: 2nd place in the German men's championships in Darmstadt
2010: 3rd place German championships in bouldering
2011: 2nd place in the German Sport Climbing Cup and German runner-up
2016: 2nd place at the German Boulder Cup in Zweibrücken

World Cup results

7th place overall in 2011
3rd IFSC Climbing Worldcup - Huaiji (CHN) 2010
4th IFSC Climbing World Cup - Brno (CZE) 2009
8th IFSC Climbing Worldcup - Barcelona (ESP) 2009
8th IFSC Climbing Worldcup - Chamonix (FRA) 2009
5. Youth A: European Youth Series - Kranj (SLO) 2007
3. Youth A: European Youth Series - Linz (AUT) 2007
2. Youth A: European Youth Series - Warsaw (POL) 2007
5. Youth A: European Youth Series - Imst (AUT) 2007
3. Youth A: European Youth Series - Leipzig (GER) 2007
2. Youth B: European Youth Cup - Kranj (SLO) 2006
2. Youth B: European Youth Cup - Danzig (POL) 2006
3. Youth B: European Youth Cup - Imst (AUT) 2006

Other competitions

1st place Shanghai Lead Masters (invitation competition)

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personal data
SURNAME	Tauporn, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German climber
DATE OF BIRTH	March 30, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schechingen

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