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_IFSC Climbing World Cup (B,S) - Chongqing (CHN) 2013 March 22-23, 2013 Final Results MEN bouldering Final Results WOMEN bouldering Rank Name Nation Final Rank Name Nation Final 1 Sharafutdinov Dmitrii RUS 4t9 4b9 1 Stöhr Anna AUT 3t5 4b6 2 Schubert Jakob AUT 3t5 3b5 2 ODA Momoka JPN 2t3 3b3 3 Hori Tsukuru JPN 3t6 3b6 3 Puccio Alex USA 2t3 3b4 4 Gelmanov Rustam RUS 3t9 3b9 4 Noguchi Akiyo JPN 2t5 3b6 5 Caleyron Thomas FRA 2t5 3b7 5 Coxsey Shauna GBR 1t1 3b3 6 Glairon Mondet FRA 2t15 6 Retschy Monika GER 0t 3b3 Guillaume 3b16

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