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Alexander Megos

1993 - Today

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Alexander "Alex" Megos (born 12 August 1993) is a German rock climber specializing in sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing. In 2013, he became the first-ever climber to onsight a 9a (5.14d) graded route. He has made the first free ascent (FFA) of some of the hardest sport climbing routes in the world, including three 9b+ (5.15c) routes (Perfecto Mundo, Bibliographie, and Change), eight 9b (5.15b) routes (including Fight Club, Ratstaman Vibrations, Move and The Full Journey), and several boulders with a boulder 8C (V15) rating. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 11 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Megos is the 6,422nd most popular athlete (down from 4,748th in 2024), the 7,409th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,835th in 2019) and the 646th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alexander Megos ranks 6,422 out of 6,025. Before him are Lolo Jones, Thomas Hall, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Kelly Clark, Timothy Cheruiyot, and Hu Jia. After him are Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg, Elmira Syzdykova, Terrence Agard, Oleksiy Pryhorov, Bálint Kopasz, and Alejandra Gulla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Alexander Megos ranks 859. Before him are Meliha İsmailoğlu, Alexander Ipatov, Anastasia Voynova, Riki Harakawa, Yasser Ibrahim, and András Szatmári. After him are Felipe Avenatti, Rick Zabel, Jonathan Rodríguez, Execution of Navid Afkari, Aika Mitsui, and Svetlana Kolesnichenko.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Alexander Megos ranks 7,412 out of 7,253. Before him are Daniel Böhm (1986), Henriette Confurius (1991), Chris Löwe (1989), Tuğrul Erat (1992), Stephan Leyhe (1992), and Eric Johannesen (1988). After him are Fanny Rinne (1980), Laura Basuki (1988), Rick Zabel (1993), Hendrik Bonmann (1994), Martin Lanig (1984), and Kristof Magnusson (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Alexander Megos ranks 646. Before him are Simon Niepmann (1985), Helen Langehanenberg (null), Vanessa Hinz (1992), Oliver Zeidler (1996), Daniel Böhm (1986), and Eric Johannesen (1988). After him are Ricarda Funk (1992), Rebekka Haase (1993), Kira Walkenhorst (1990), Kurt Kuschela (1988), Igor Wandtke (1990), and Martin Putze (1985).

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