Sam Avezou

{{short description|French rock climber}}

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| typeofclimber = Competition climbing

| relatives = Zélia Avezou (sister)

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{{MedalSport | Men's competition climbing }}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Cup }}

{{MedalSilver|Chamonix 2024|Lead}}

{{MedalSilver|Chamonix 2023|Lead}}

{{MedalBronze|Koper 2024|Lead}}

{{Medal|Bronze | Innsbruck 2023 | Bouldering }}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|Villars 2024|Boulder}}

{{MedalGold|Villars 2024|Combined}}

{{MedalSilver|Munich 2022|Boulder}}

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Sam Avezou (born 22 March 2001) is a French rock climber who specializes in competition climbing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/athlete/532/_|title=Sascha Lehmann|work=International Federation of Sport Climbing|access-date=12 August 2024}} He won the silver medal in the bouldering event at the 2022 IFSC Climbing European Championships.{{cite web |lang=fr|title=Sam Avezou médaillé d'argent du bloc aux Championnats d'Europe|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Adrenaline/Escalade/Actualites/Sam-avezou-medaille-d-argent-du-bloc-aux-championnats-d-europe/1348048|work=L'Équipe|date=13 August 2022}} He qualified for the boulder and lead combined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, placing 11th overall.{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Jo-2024-paris/Escalade/Actualites/Sam-avezou-et-paul-jenft-qualifies-aux-jo-2024-en-combine/1476975 |title=Sam Avezou et Paul Jenft qualifiés aux JO 2024 en combiné après une finale tendue à Budapest |work=L'Équipe |date=23 June 2024|lang=fr}}

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