Emma Roca Rodríguez

Emma Roca Rodríguez (12 August 1973 – 18 June 2021) was a Spanish Catalan ski mountaineer and an eco-challenge member. She represented Spain which she was a captain, she helped her team to get in the top 10 spot.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Roca and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Emma Roca Rodríguez
Rodriguez in 2013
Born(1973-08-12)12 August 1973
Barcelona, Spain
Died18 June 2021(2021-06-18) (aged 47)

Roca worked as a firefighter and taught biomechanics at university. She lived in Talló, Lleida.[1]

Roca died on 18 June 2021 from vulvar cancer at the age of 47.[2]

Emma's ultrarunning achievements included Emma winning the Costa Brava Stage Run 85km, the Trail Vall de Ribes 65km, the Trail Andorra La Sportiva 65k, the Run Rabbit Run 100 mile and the Leadville Trail 100 mile. She took second at the Hardrock 100 and Ultra-Trail Penyagolosa, placed third at UTMB (the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc, considered by many to be the ultimate ultra marathon) and the Ultra Trail Australia, and took fifth at the Western States 100 mile. [3]

Selected results
  • 2000
    • 2nd, Trofeo Kima[5]
  • 2002
    • 3rd, Trofeo Kima[5]
  • 2005
    • 8th, World Cup team (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta)
  • 2008
    • 7th (and 5th in the "civilian international women" ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain)
  • 2010
    • 1st, Adventure Racing World Championship, Team Buff Thermacool (together with Benjamen Midena, Fran Lopez Costoya, Arnau Julia)[7]


Ultramarathon
  • 2010
    • 1st, World Raid Championship,[8]
  • 2011
  • 2012
    • 3rd, Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc (UTMB)[11]
  • 2013
    • 3rd, Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc (UTMB)[12]
  • 2015
    • 5th, Weston States[13]

Ski Mountaineering Championships
  • 2002
    • 2nd, Spanish Championship Ski Mountaineering[14]
  • 2005
    • 1st, Spanish Championship Ski Mountaineering team (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta)
    • 5th, European Championship Ski Mountaineering team race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta)
    • 5th, European Championship Ski Mountaineering relay race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Sara Gros Aspiroz)
    • 10th, European Championship Ski Mountaineering single race

Pierra Menta
Main article: Pierra Menta
  • 2002
    • 5th, together with Cristina Bes Ginesta
  • 2008
    • 6th, together with Cristina Bes Ginesta

References
  1. Interview mit Emma Roca (German), Suunto Outdoor-Welt.
  2. Muere Emma Roca, pionera en los deportes de montaña (in Spanish)
  3. "Age-Old Runners: Emma Roca [RIP: August 12, 1973 - June 18, 2021]". 2 December 2020.
  4. "Camel Trophy Club - Tierra del Fuego 1998".
  5. Trofeo Kima
  6. http://www.clubandino.org/INVIERNO/travesia_2004_open.asp Archived 5 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Club Andino Bariloche.
  7. "ARWC – Hall of Fame". 29 November 2018.
  8. "Emma Roca: A Force of Nature". 2 June 2014.
  9. "Emma Roca dies at 47 years of age". 18 June 2021.
  10. "Emma Roca dies at 47 years of age". 18 June 2021.
  11. "Emma Roca dies at 47 years of age". 18 June 2021.
  12. "Emma Roca dies at 47 years of age". 18 June 2021.
  13. "BUFF athlete Emma Rocca in South Africa | FEAT".
  14. Manu Pérez y Lali Gendrau campeones de España Archived 4 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish), 11 February 2002.
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