Jean-François Cuennet (born 1961) from

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is a

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ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

, long-distance runner and mountain biker. He was coach of the Swiss national ski mountaineering team from 2002 to 2005. Cuennet competed in

mountain running Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...

and

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

events in his teens. Before he became national coach, he competed as a member of the Swiss national ski mountaineering team from 1999 to 2001.

Selected results

* 2001: ** 1st, Swiss Cup, scratch ** 2nd,

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun, since 1993. The history of the Trophée des Gastlosen goes back to 1987, when Erha ...

(European Cup, together with Heinz Blatter) ** 7th,

Pierra Menta The Pierra Menta has been an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the region of Beaufort, Savoie south-eastern France since 1986. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps (''les grandes trois d ...

(together with

Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz (born April 23, 1968) from Verbier is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Taramarcaz was born in Martigny VS and has been member of the national team since 1998. Selected results * 1996: ** 1st, Patrouille de la Maya A-course, tog ...

)

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2000: 4th (and 1st in "seniors II" ranking), together with Pius Schuwey and Eric Seydoux * 2008: 6th ("seniors II" class ranking), together with Benoît Jaquet and

Christian Pittex Christian Pittex (born 1972) from La Forclaz is a Swiss ski mountaineer. He was member of the Swiss national team and is deployed in the Border Guard Corps. Selected results * 2002:

* 2010: 4th ("seniors III" class ranking), together with Benoît Jaquet and François Oberson''2010 Patrouille des Glaciers''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuennet, Jean-Francois 1961 births Living people Swiss male ski mountaineers Swiss male long-distance runners Swiss sports coaches Ski mountaineering coaches People from Bulle Sportspeople from the canton of Fribourg