Tony Sbalbi AKA "Tony the tiger" (born 4 September 1969) 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 ...

and

non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not pursued a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. (Non-officers, which includes most or all enli ...

of the ''

chasseurs alpins The ''chasseurs alpins'' ( en, Alpine Rangers) are the elite mountain infantry force of the French Army. They are trained to operate in mountainous terrain and in urban warfare. History France created its own mountain corps in the late 19th ...

'' corps. Sbalbi was born in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

. He attended the ''Lycée Jean Raynouard'' in

Brignoles Brignoles (; oc, Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var. It was the summer residence of the counts of Proven ...

. At the age of 18 years he joined the army, where he became instructor at the École militaire de haute montagne (EMHM) in

Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...

. In 1989 he participated in his first ski mountaineering race, and has been member of the French national team since 2002.

Selected results

* 2001: ** 6th, European Championship team race (together with

Laurent Fabre Laurent Fabre (1968 - August 22, 2012) was a French ski mountaineer, high mountain guide and non-commissioned officer of the Chasseurs Alpins corps. He served at the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment and was married to the ski mountaineer Valentine ...

) * 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, ...

team race (together with

Patrick Blanc Patrick Blanc (born June 3, 1953, Paris) is a French botanist who works at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, where he specializes in plants from tropical forests. He is the modern innovator of the green wall, specifically, ...

) ** 3rd, French Championship single ** 6th, World Championship combination ranking * 2005: ** 4th, European Championship relay 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 ...

Bertrand Blanc Bertrand Blanc (born 29 October 1973) is a French ski mountaineer. Blanc is born in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. He started ski mountaineering in 1992 and competed first at the Pierra Menta race in 1994. He has been member of the national team since 20 ...

and

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 ...

) ** 8th, European Championship

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 ...

* 2006: ** 2nd,

vertical race ** 2nd, Swiss Championship vertical race * 2007: ** 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with

Yannick Buffet Yannick Buffet (born December 23, 1979) is a French ski mountaineer. Buffet was born in La Rivière-Enverse. He is member of the ''Praz Montagne'' and has been member of the French national selection since 2007. He lives in Praz sur Arly. Se ...

, Bertrand Blanc and

Fabien Anselmet Fabien Anselmet (born 12 November 1960) is a French ski mountaineer and skiing instructor. Selected results * 2007: ** 1st, ''Trace de Vaugel'' A course (together with Sébastien Baud) ** 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Y ...

) ** 5th, European Championship vertical race ** 9th, European Championship team race (together with Patrick Blanc) * 2008: ** 8th,

long distance race * 2009: ** 2nd, European Championship vertical race ** 5th, European Championship relay 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 ...

Nicolas Bonnet Nicolas Bonnet (born 6 November 1984) is a French ski mountaineer, runner, mountain guide and coach of the national team. Bonnet was born in Briançon. He started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first in 2002. He holds several national t ...

and

Martial Premat Martial Premat (born 24 February 1977) is a French ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2006: ** 7TH, World Championship team race (together with Didier Blanc) * 2007: ** 8TH, European Championship team race (together with Fabien Anselmet) * ...

) * 2010: ** 7th,

team race (together with Grégory Gachet) ** 9th, World Championship vertical race * 2011: ** 1st,

Sellaronda The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group in Northern Italy. The Sella massif lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gherdëina, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino and Bellu ...

Skimarathon, together with Alain SelettoGoldenes Buch ''Sellaronda Skimarathon''
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Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2000: 6th (international military teams ranking), together with Sgt chef Laurent Fabre and Adj

Patrick Rassat Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

* 2006: 6th (and 1st "seniors II" ranking), together with

Olivier Nägele Olivier Nägele (born 17 March 1972) is a Liechtensteiner ski mountaineer. Nägele started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed first Mountain Attack race in 2000. Because Liechtenstein has no national ski mountaineering team, he mostly takes ...

and

Alexander Lugger Alexander Lugger (born 8 May 1968) is an Austrian ski mountaineer and coach of the national team. Lugger was born in Lienz. He started ski mountaineering in 1984 and competed first in the ''Lesachtaler Skitourenlauf'' race in 1992. He holds sever ...

* 2008: 6th (and 5th in the "international men" ranking), together with

Alexandre Pellicier Alexandre Pellicier (born 9 December 1981) is a French ski mountaineer. Pellicier is born in the Tarentaise Valley and lives in Albertville. He started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first at Pierra Menta "juniors" race in the same year ...

and Didier Blanc * 2010: 7th (and 6th "ISMF men" ranking), together with Adrien Piccot and Philippe Blanc

Pierra Menta

* 1999: 9th, together with Laurent Fabre * 2002: 6th, together with Patrick Blanc * 2003: 1st, together with Patrick Blanc * 2004: 6th, together with Patrick Blanc * 2005: 8th, together with Cyril Champange * 2006: 4th, together with

Denis Trento Denis Trento (born 2 June 1982 in Aosta) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2006: ** 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2007: ** 1st, European Championship relay race (together with Dennis Brunod, Manfred Reichegger and ...

* 2007: 5th, together with Denis Trento * 2008: 6th, together with

Ivan Murada Ivan Murada (born 4 April 1965) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 1997: ** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with Graziano Boscacci) * 1998: ** 3rd, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Ivan Murada) * 1999: ** 1st, ' ...

* 2009: 4th, together with Didier Blanc * 2012: 9th, together with Jean Pellissier''Pierra Menta 2012''
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Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2003: 9th, together with Patrick Blanc and

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 ...

* 2007: 4th, together with

Martin Riz Martin Riz (born September 16, 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2004: ** 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with Carlo Battel, Graziano Boscacci and Guido Giacomelli) * 8th, World Championship vertical race * 2 ...

and Alain Seletto * 2009: 3rd, together with Didier Blanc and Alain Seletto

References

External links

Tony Sbalbi
at SkiMountaineering.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Sbalbi, Tony 1969 births Living people French male ski mountaineers French military patrol (sport) runners Sportspeople from Aix-en-Provence