Pierre Gignoux

Pierre Gignoux (born May 19, 1967) is a French ski mountaineer.

Pierre Gignoux
Born (1967-05-19) May 19, 1967
Grenoble, France
Medal record
Men's ski mountaineering
Representing  France
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1999Team
Gold medal – first place2001 FranceTeam

Gignoux was born in Grenoble and competed first in the Trans Mont Blanc race in 1994. Since 1995 he has been member of the French national team.

Together with Stéphane Brosse he has held the ski mountaineering record on the Mont Blanc since May 30, 2003 with a total time of 5 hours 15 minutes 47 seconds.[1][2] Amongst others, he won three times the European Cup and four times the French Championships.[3]

Gignoux enjoys also mountaineering, cross-country skiing, paragliding and street as well as mountain bicycle racing.

Selected results

  • 1997:
    • 2nd, French national ranking[4]
  • 1998:
    • 2nd, French national ranking[5]
  • 1999:
    • 1st, European Championship team race (together with Francis Bibollet)
    • 1st, French national ranking[6]
  • 2000:
    • 1st, French national ranking[7]
    • 5th (and 3rd in "seniors I" class ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers (together with Francis Bibollet and Stéphane Brosse)
  • 2001:
  • 2002:
    • 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Stéphane Brosse)[10]
    • 5th, World Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
  • 2003:
    • 1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Stéphan Brosse)[11]
    • 4th, European Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
  • 2004:
    • 1st, Transcavallo race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
  • 2008:

Pierra Menta

  • 1995: 5th, together with Olivier Pasteur
  • 1996: 4th, together with Francis Bibollet
  • 1997: 2nd, together with Yvan Brondex
  • 1998: 2nd, together with Yvan Brondex
  • 1999: 2nd, together with Francis Bibollet
  • 2000: 2nd, together with Francis Bibollet
  • 2001: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse
  • 2002: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse
  • 2003: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse

Trofeo Mezzalama

[12]

References

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