Melinda Vigh (2 May 1982 to 7 August 2021) was a Hungarian climber and a forearm amputee who competed in the AU2 disability group of paraclimbing. She finished second at the 2016 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships in Paris and again in 2018 in Innsbruck, and took third place at the 2019 competition in Briançon. She died on 7 August 2021 at the age of 39 after an accidental fall while climbing the Watzmann. The sources used here give a short account of her career, centred on her podium finishes in international paraclimbing competition, and say little about her life before or outside the sport.
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A forearm amputee, she competed in the disability group AU2.
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Vigh finished second at the 2016 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships in Paris
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