Ludovico Fossali

{{short description|Italian speed climber (born 1997)}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's competition climbing }}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

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Ludovico Fossali (born 21 May 1997)[https://www.planetmountain.com/it/notizie/arrampicata/stefan-scarperi-e-asja-gollo-vincono-il-campionato-italiano-boulder-2014.html Stefan Scarperi e Asja Gollo vincono il Campionato Italiano Boulder 2014], planetmountain.com. Accessed August 17, 2019. is an Italian competition speed climber. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's combined climbing.{{Cite web|title=Sport Climbing FOSSALI Ludovico - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sport-climbing/../../../en/results/sport-climbing/athlete-profile-n1322362-fossali-ludovico.htm|access-date=2021-09-25|website=olympics.com|language=en-us}}

Career

Fossali won several medals at the Italian Climbing Championships, including the speed climbing gold medal at the 2017 championships in Arco.[http://rubrica.federclimb.it/WebServices/RisultatiGare.php?classificaGara=2635 Database delle gare FASI. Risultati delle gare disputate. 15/07/2017 Arco (TN) Campionato Italiano], Italian Climbing Federation (FASI). Accessed August 19, 2019

He won the overall bronze speed climbing medal in the 2017 IFSC Climbing World Cup.[https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/world-competition#!type=ranking&cat=ICC_MS&cup=17_WC&detail=1 IFSC CLIMBING WORLDCUP 2017: MEN SPEED], IFSC. Accessed August 19, 2019.{{Cite web|title=LUDOVICO FOSSALI|url=https://www.lasportiva.com/it/blog/ambassadors/ludovico-fossali|access-date=2021-09-25|website=www.lasportiva.com}}

He won the speed climbing gold medal at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.{{cite news|date=2019-08-17|title=Blink and you'll miss it - climbers win world titles in seven seconds!|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/49381362|access-date=2019-08-17}}Mike Rowbootom, [https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083576/miroslaw-retains-world-speed-climbing Miroslaw retains speed title at IFSC Climbing World Championships], Inside the Games, August 17, 2019. Accessed August 17, 2019. He placed 9th in the Combined event, securing a qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Mark Agnew, [https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/extreme-sports/article/3023449/tokyo-2020-olympics-who-has-qualified-sport-climbing Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Who has qualified for sport climbing? Spots decided before final begins, Ondra misses the cut.] scmp.com, August 19, 2019. Accessed August 19, 2019

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