Javier Martín de Villa (born 23 August 1981) is a Spanish

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. Martín was born in

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. He started ski mountaineering in 1998, competed first in the Trofeo Altos Pirineos race and became a member of the national team in the same year. He is also a member of the Dynafit team.

Selected results

* 2001: ** 7th,

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"juniors" class team race (together with Arnau Anguera) * 2002: ** 8th,

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"espoirs" class single race ** 8th, Spanish Cup "espoirs" class single * 2003: ** 1st, Spanish Cup "espoirs" class single ** 1st, Spanish Championship "espoirs" class single ** 3rd, Spanish Cup "espoirs" class team (together with Germán Cerezo) ** 3rd, European Cup "espoirs" class single * 2004: ** 1st, Spanish Cup "espoirs" class ** 1st, Spanish Championship "espoirs" class team ** 1st, Open Internacional,

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** 2nd,

"espoirs" class single race ** 2nd, Spanish Championship "espoirs" class single ** 4th, World Championship relay race ("seniors" ranking, together with Agustí Roc Amador, Dani León Roca and Manuel Pérez Brunicardi) ** 5th, Spanish Cup ** 10th, World Championship vertical race ("seniors" ranking) * 2005: ** 6th,

relay race (together with Manuel Pérez Brunicardi, Germán Cerezo Alonso and Fernando Navarro Aznar) ** 8th, Spanish Cup ** 10th, World Cup team (together with Manuel Pérez Brunicardi) * 2006: ** 4th,Spanish Championship single ** 6th,

relay race (together with Federico Galera Díez, Manuel Pérez Brunicardi and Agustí Roc Amador) * 2007: ** 2nd,

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n Championship single ** 4th,

relay race (together with Agustí Roc Amador,

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and Manuel Pérez Brunicardi) ** 10th, European Championship vertical race ** 10th, European Championship single race * 2008: ** 3rd,

relay race (together with Kílian Jornet Burgada, Marc Solá Pastoret and Manuel Pérez Brunicardi) ** 5th, World Championship team race (together with Jordi Bes Ginesta) ** 7th, World Championship combination ranking * 2009: ** 2nd,

relay race (together with Kílian Jornet Burgada, Manuel Pérez Brunicardi and Joan Maria Vendrell Martínez) ** 4th, European Championship combination ranking ** 5th, European Championship single race ** 5th, European Championship team race (together with Kílian Jornet Burgada) ** 7th, European Championship vertical race * 2010: ** 4th,

relay race (together with Manuel Pérez Brunicardi, Marc Pinsach Rubirola and Kílian Jornet Burgada) * 2011: ** 4th,

relay, together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola, Kílian Jornet Burgada and Miguel Caballero Ortega

Pierra Menta

* 2010: 8th, Pierra Menta together with Marc Pinsach Rubirola

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2010: 2nd ("seniors II" ranking), together with

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and

Pete Swenson Pete Swenson (born December 25, 1967) from Breckenridge, Colorado, is an American ski mountaineer and Competition Director of the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA). Swanson attended the Colorado College until 1990. Selecte ...

''2010 Patrouille des Glaciers''

References

External links

Javier Martín Villa
at ''skimountaineering.org''
Javier Martín de Villa
website of the FEDME {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin de Villa, Javier 1981 births Living people Spanish male ski mountaineers Skiers from Madrid 21st-century Spanish sportsmen