Patrick Blanc (ski mountaineer)
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Patrick Blanc (born April 28, 1972) is a French
ski mountaineer.
Blanc is born in Évian-les-Bains
, Haute-Savoie
and has been member of the national team since 2002. In 2008 he has been suspended from competitions for two years due to a positive dope test at the Patrouille des Glaciers
race.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
ski mountaineer.
Blanc is born in Évian-les-Bains
Évian-les-Bains
Évian-les-Bains or Évian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France...
, Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
and has been member of the national team since 2002. In 2008 he has been suspended from competitions for two years due to a positive dope test at the Patrouille des Glaciers
Patrouille des Glaciers
The Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...
race.
Selected results
- 2002:
- 2nd, World Championship2002 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2002 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the first World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held at Serre Chevalier in the former French province Dauphiné from January 24 to January 27, 2002...
single race - 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Tony SbalbiTony SbalbiTony Sbalbi is a French ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 2001:** 6th, European Championship team race * 2002:** 2nd, World Championship team race...
) - 2nd, World Championship combination ranking
- 2nd, French Championship single
- 2nd, World Championship
- 2004:
- 1st, World Championship2004 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2004 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the second World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Spanish Aran Valley from March 1 to March 6, 2004....
vertical raceVertical raceA Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks... - 1st, World Championship team race (together with Florent PerrierFlorent PerrierFlorent Perrier is a French ski mountaineer. In 2008, he was president of the athletes' committee of competition ski mountainnering in the Management Committee of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme .- Selected results :* 2004:** 1st, World Championship team race ** 1st, World...
) - 1st, World Championship relay race (together with Stéphane BrosseStéphane BrosseStéphane Brosse is a French ski mountaineer.Brosse was born in Pont de Beauvoisin. He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed the first time at the Miage Contamines Somfy race in 1995. In 1996 he became member of the national team. Together with Pierre Gignoux also has hold the for the...
, Cédric TomioCédric TomioCédric Tomio is a French ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 1992:** 1st, European Cup ** 1st, French Championship* 1994:** 2nd, French Championship* 1995:** 2nd, French Championship* 2001:...
and Florent Perrier) - 6th, World Championship single race
- 1st, World Championship
- 2005
- 3rd, World Cup team race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
- 2006:
- 1st, World Championship2006 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the third World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Italian Province of Cuneo from February 27 to March 4, 2006....
vertical race - 1st, World Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
- 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with Grégory GachetGrégory GachetGrégory Gachet is a French ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 2004:** 7th, World Championship single race* 2005:** 1st, World Cup team race in Salt Lake City...
, Stéphane Brosse and Florent Perrier)
- 1st, World Championship
- 2007:
- 9th, European Championship team race (together with Tony Sbalbi)
- 2008:
- 6th, World Championship2008 World Championship of SkimountaineeringThe 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...
team race (together with Didier BlancDidier BlancDidier Blanc is a French ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 2006:** 7th, World Championship team race * 2008:** 6th, World Championship team race...
)
- 6th, World Championship
Patrouille des Glaciers
- 1998: 7th (and 2nd, "seniors I" ranking), together with Stéphane Millius and Alberto Colajanni
- 2004: 1st and course record, together with Jean PellissierJean Pellissier (ski mountaineer)Jean Pellissier is an Italian ski mountaineer.Pellissier started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in the Trofeo Mezzalama race in the same year...
and Stéphane Brosse - 2006: 1st and course record, together with Stéphane Brosse and Guido GiacomelliGuido GiacomelliGuido Giacomelli is an Italian ski mountaineer.Giacomelli was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Pierra Menta race in 1998. He has been member of the national team since 2002...
Pierra Menta
- 2002: 6th, together with Tony Sbalbi
- 2003: 1st, together with Tony Sbalbi
- 2004: 6th, together with Tony Sbalbi
- 2005: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse
- 2006: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse
- 2008: 3rd, together with Peter SvätojánskyPeter SvätojánskyPeter Svätojánsky is a Slovakian ski mountaineer and has been member of the SSA national squad since 1999.Svätojánsky was born in Poprad. He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed first in 1992...
Trofeo Mezzalama
- 2003: 9th, together with Cédric Tomio and Tony Sbalbi
- 2005: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse and Guido Giacomelli
- 2007: 2nd, together with Florent Perrier and Grégory Gachet
External links
- Patrick Blanc at skimountaineering.org