Pierre Gignoux

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Pierre Gignoux
Born (1967-05-19) 19 May 1967 (age 56)
Grenoble, France
Medal record
Men's ski mountaineering
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 France Team

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

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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 30 May 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

Pierra Menta

Trofeo Mezzalama

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References

  1. Shahshahani Volodia (31 May 2003). "Mont Blanc: la course contre le record". volopress.net (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. Record à ski sur le parcours mythique de Chamonix-Mont Blanc-Chamonix Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (French), FFME, 2007.
  3. Interview Pierre Gignoux (Ski de Montagne) - 06/2003 (French).
  4. C.N.S.A. 1997 - Top 25 homme
  5. C.N.S.A. 1998 - Top 25 homme
  6. C.N.S.A. 1999 - Top 25 homme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. C.N.S.A. 2000 - catégorie homme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. C.N.S.A. 2001 - catégorie homme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Coupe d'Europe 2001 de Ski-alpinisme Archived 2007-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Tour du Rutor Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Albo d'oro - Roll of Honour Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Trofeo Mezzalama Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine