Maksym Petrenko (climber)

This article is about the climber. For the writer, see Maksym Petrenko.

Maksym Petrenko
Personal information
Native nameМаксим Петренко
Born(1978-01-07)7 January 1978
Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died15 October 2024(2024-10-15) (aged 46)
Toretsk, Ukraine
OccupationClimber
Sport
SportClimbing
EventMen's lead
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Leipzig Youth A
Gold medal – first place 1997 Imst Junior lead
IFSC Climbing World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham Men's lead

Maksym Petrenko (Ukrainian: Максим Петренко; 7 January 1978 – 15 October 2024) was a Ukrainian sport climber. Petrenko represented Ukraine in elite competition for 15 years, in both the junior and senior levels. In 1999, he won a bronze medal at the IFSC Climbing World Championships. He was killed in battle during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Biography

Petremko was born in Luhansk on 7 January 1978.[1] Petrenko's career spanned from 1992 to 2007 and he competed in the IFSC Climbing World Championships seven times.[2] He was notably victorious at the 1997 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in Imst[3] and earned a bronze medal in the men's lead competition at the 1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships in Birmingham.[4] His outdoor climbing abilities allowed him to reach a grade of 8c+.[5]

In 2024, Petrenko enlisted in the Ukrainian Armed Forces to fight in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. During combat in Toretsk, he was killed during mortar fire on 15 October 2024.[6] He was 46.[7]

References

  1. ^ Prikhodko, Maxim (19 October 2024). "На войне против российских оккупантов погиб чемпион мира по скалолазанию". Television News Service (in Russian). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "IFSC mourns the loss of Maksyn Petrenko". International Federation of Sport Climbing. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Maksym Petrenko". International Federation of Sport Climbing.
  4. ^ Stefanello, Vinicio (5 December 1999). "World Championship Birmingham - Bernardino Lagni and Liv Sansoz victorious". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ Solère, Guillaume (18 October 2024). "Adieu à Maxim Petrenko, extraordinaire grimpeur ukrainien". Kairn (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ Clarke, Owen (21 October 2024). "Former Ukrainian Climbing Star Maksym Petrenko Killed in Battle". Climbing. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ Bataille, Adrien (18 October 2024). "Le dernier combat du grimpeur Ukrainien Maksym Petrenko". Vertige Media (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2024.