Mireia Miró Varela (born 31 July 1988) is a Spanish

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 equipment ...

and

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. Miró was born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

. She started ski mountaineering in 2005 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in

Cerler Cerler, officially called ''Aramón Cerler'', is a ski resort situated above the village of Cerler in the high Benasque Valley, near the town of Benasque in the central Pyrenees (province of Huesca, Spain). Near Cerler are the highest peaks ...

in 2006. In the same year she became a member of the national team (Equipo PNTD Esquí de Montaña) and a "high level athlete" of the high sports council () of the Spanish government (No. 47.641.303 - Montaña y Escalada).

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

* 2007: ** 1st,

European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

"juniors" class single race ** 1st, European Championship "juniors" class relay race (together with Kílian Jornet Burgada and Marc Pinsach Rubirola) ** 1st, Traça Catalana race "juniors" class * 2009: ** 2nd,

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 ...

** 2nd, ''Valtellina Orobie'' World Cup race ** 4th, European Championship team race (together with Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) ** 4th, European Championship relay race (together with

Gemma Arró Ribot Gemma Arró Ribot (born 28 August 1980) is a Catalan ski mountaineer, born in Puigcerdà. She started ski mountaineering in 2003 and competed for the first time at the ''Cronoescalada Pas de la Casa'' race. Selected results * 2006: ** 5th, ...

and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) ** 4th, European Championship combination ranking ** 5th, European Championship single race ** 9th (and 2nd in the espoirs ranking),

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 Jaun (; ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gru ...

(ISMF World Cup), together with Naila Jornet Burgada * 2010: ** 4th,

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 ...

relay race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot and

Cristina Bes Ginesta Cristina "Tina" Bes (i) Ginesta (born 21 March 1977) is a Catalan ski mountaineer. Bes was born in Girona. She started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed first in the same year. In 2000, she became a member of the national team. Her brot ...

) ** 4th, World Championship vertical race ** 4th, World Championship team race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot) * 2011: ** 1st,

single race ** 1st, World Championship vertical race ** 3rd, World Championship relay (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Gemma Arró Ribot) ** 3rd, World Championship vertical, combined ranking ** 6th, World Championship sprint ** 1st,

Tour du Rutor Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...

(together with

Gloriana Pellissier Gloriana Pellissier (born 12 August 1976) is an Italian ski mountaineer and mountain runner. Biography Pellissier was born in Aosta. She started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Tour du Rutor race in 1996. She has been member ...

)''Tour du Rutor''
** 1st,

Mountain Attack The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering competition, carried out near Saalbach since 1999. The competition is separated in a short distance and a long distance course, each offered for a female and a male racer class. There ...

* 2012: ** 2nd,

single ** 2nd, European Championship vertical race ** 2nd, European Championship team, together with Gemma Arró Ribot ** 2nd, European Championship relay, together with Marta Riba Carlos and Gemma Arró Ribot ** 2nd, World Championship vertical, combined ranking ** 1st, Patrouille de la Maya, together with

Laëtitia Roux Laëtitia Roux (born 21 June 1985) is a French ski mountaineer. Roux was born in Savines-le-Lac and started ski-mountaineering at the age of nine. In autumn of 2005, she joined the PACA section of the Fédération française de la montagne et de ...

and

Séverine Pont-Combe Séverine Pont-Combe (born 28 June 1979) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. She was born in Meyrin. She currently lives in Bernex.

Pierra Menta

* 2010: 2nd, together with Laëtitia Roux * 2011: 1st, together with Laëtitia Roux

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2011: 2nd, together with Laëtitia Roux and

Nathalie Etzensperger Nathalie Etzensperger-Nanzer, née Nanzer (born 6 August 1968), is a female Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Etzensperger was born in Gamsen, where she grew up. She started top-class sports at the age of 24 years, and is married ...

''2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - women results''
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Mountain Running / skyrunning

* 2009: ** 1st,

Ben Nevis Race The Ben Nevis Race is a mountain race that takes place annually, from the foot of Ben Nevis (highest mountain in the British Isles) to the top, then back again. The course is 14km long and includes around 1,340metres of ascent. Up to six hundre ...

2009 Skyrunner World Series ranking, October 29, 2009
/ref> ** 2nd,

Skyrunner World Series The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of skyrunning (high altitude endurance races) and the official International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) race circuit for mountain running. Each year the Skyrunner World Series pr ...

References

External links

Mireia Miró Varela
at ''skimountaineering.org''
Further results

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miro Varela, Mireia 1988 births Living people Spanish female ski mountaineers World ski mountaineering champions Spanish female long-distance runners Spanish female mountain runners Athletes from Barcelona Spanish sky runners Ski mountaineers from Catalonia 21st-century Spanish sportswomen