Patrick Blanc (born 28 April 1972) is a French

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 ...

. Blanc is born in

Évian-les-Bains Évian-les-Bains (), or simply Évian ( frp, Èvian, , or ), is a Communes of France, commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, Southeastern France. ...

Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is ...

and has been member of the national team since 2002. In 2008 he has been suspended from competitions for two years due to a positive dope test at the

Patrouille des Glaciers The Patrouille des Glaciers (PDG) is a ski mountaineering race organised every two years by the Swiss Armed Forces, in which military and civilian teams compete. It takes place once every two years at the end of April, in the south part of the ca ...

race.''Drug taking in ski mountaineering''

Selected results

* 2002: ** 2nd,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

single race ** 2nd, World Championship team race (together with

Tony Sbalbi Tony Sbalbi AKA "Tony the tiger" (born 4 September 1969) is a French ski mountaineer and non-commissioned officer of the ''chasseurs alpins'' corps. Sbalbi was born in Aix-en-Provence. He attended the ''Lycée Jean Raynouard'' in Brignoles. At t ...

) ** 2nd, World Championship combination ranking ** 2nd, French Championship single''Championnat de France Individuel Chamrousse 2002''
* 2004: ** 1st,

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

** 1st, World Championship team race (together with

Florent Perrier Florent Perrier (born 26 June 1973) is a French ski mountaineer. Perrier was born in Arêches, where he is member of the ''Club Multisports Arêches-Beaufort''. In 2004, he joined the French national selection. In 2008, he was president of the ...

) ** 1st, World Championship relay race (together with

Stéphane Brosse Stéphane Brosse (20 October 197117 June 2012) was a French ski mountaineer. Biography Brosse was born in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie.''Stéphane Brosse'' i''Le ski-alpinisme''/ref> He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed the fir ...

Cédric Tomio Cédric Tomio (born 1969) is a French ski mountaineer. Selected results * 1992: ** 1st, European Cup (together with Thierry Bochet)''Cédric Tomio'' i''Le ski-alpinisme''/ref> ** 1st, French Championship * 1994: ** 2nd, French Championship * 1 ...

and Florent Perrier) ** 6th, World Championship single race * 2005 ** 3rd, World Cup team race (together with Stéphane Brosse) * 2006: ** 1st,

vertical race ** 1st, World Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse) ** 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with

Grégory Gachet Grégory Gachet (born 9 December 1976) is a French ski mountaineer. Gachet was born in Beaufort, Savoie. He is member of the ''Club Multisports Arêches-Beaufort'' and has been member of the national selection since 2002. In 2011, he married Ga ...

, Stéphane Brosse and Florent Perrier) * 2007: ** 9th, European Championship team race (together with Tony Sbalbi) * 2008: ** 6th,

team race (together with

Didier Blanc Didier Blanc (born 7 June 1984) is a French ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2006: ** 7th, World Championship team race (together with Martial Premat) * 2008: ** 6th, World Championship team race (together with Patrick Blanc) ** 6th (and 5th ...

)

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 1998: 7th (and 2nd, "seniors I" ranking), together with Stéphane Millius and Alberto Colajanni * 2004: 1st and course record, together with Jean Pellissier and Stéphane Brosse * 2006: 1st and course record, together with Stéphane Brosse and

Guido Giacomelli Guido Giacomelli (born September 5, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Giacomelli was born in Sondalo. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Pierra Menta race in 1998. He has been member of the national team since 20 ...

Pierra Menta

* 2002: 6th, together with Tony Sbalbi * 2003: 1st, together with Tony Sbalbi * 2004: 6th, together with Tony Sbalbi * 2005: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse * 2006: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse * 2008: 3rd, together with Peter Svätojánsky

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2003: 9th, together with Cédric Tomio and Tony Sbalbi * 2005: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse and Guido Giacomelli * 2007: 2nd, together with Florent Perrier and Grégory Gachet

References

External links

Patrick Blanc
at SkiMountaineering.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanc, Patrick 1972 births Living people People from Évian-les-Bains French male ski mountaineers World ski mountaineering champions French sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie