Pierre Gignoux

Pierre Gignoux
Born	May 19, 1967 Grenoble, France
Medal record Representing  France Ski mountaineering 1999 European Championship Team 2001 European Championship Team

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

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:
  • 1st, European Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
  • 1st, French national ranking^[8]
  • 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen (European Cup, together with Stéphane Brosse)^[9]
• 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:
  • 8th, World Championship team race (together with Alexandre Pellicier)

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]

• 1999: 2nd, together with Fabio Meraldi and Enrico Pedrini
• 2003: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse and Jean Pellissier

External links

• Pierre Gignoux' shop website
• Pierre Gignoux at skimountaineering.org

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 (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
7. C.N.S.A. 2000 - catégorie homme
8. C.N.S.A. 2001 - catégorie homme
9. Coupe d'Europe 2001 de Ski-alpinisme
10. Tour du Rutor
11. Albo d'oro - Roll of Honour
12. Trofeo Mezzalama