Marcel Theux (born August 9, 1988) is a Swiss

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 long-distance runner. Theux was born in

Orsières Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Orsières is first mentioned in 972 as ''Pons Ursarii''. In medieval times, it was a stage on the ''Via Francigena''. Geography Orsières ...

. He started ski mountaineering in 2002 and participated in his first race in 2003. Since 2007, he has been member of the Swiss national selection.

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

* 2010: ** 2nd (espoirs),

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 ...

(ISMF World Cup), together with Randy Michaud2010 Trophée des Gastlosen
* 2011: ** 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, ...

, relay, together with

Yannick Ecoeur Yannick Ecoeur (born 23 August 1981) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner. Ecoeur was born in Martigny VS. He started ski mountaineering in 2003 and has been member of the national team since 2005. At the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics he ...

Martin Anthamatten Martin Anthamatten (born 12 September 1984) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner. Anthamatten was born in Zermatt. He played ice hockey for National League B until 2005, and has been member of the national ski mountaineering team sin ...

and Marcel Marti ** 7th, sprint ** 8th,

Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

, together with

Didier Moret Didier Moret (born 25 April 1975) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Moret was born in Riaz. He started ski mountaineering in 1996 and competed first in the Trophée de Plain Névé race on the Grand Muveran in the same year. He has been member of th ...

and Alexander Hug * 2012: ** 1st, European Championship relay race, together with Martin Anthamatten, Yannick Ecoeur and Alan Tissières ** 5th, European Championship, sprint

Running

* 2009: ** 4th (juniors), Trail

Verbier Verbier is a village located in south-western Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is a holiday resort and ski area in the Swiss Alps and is recognised as one of the premier off-piste resorts in the world. Some areas are covered with snow all ...

- St Bernard - "La Traversée", 52 kmTheux, Marcel
DUV * 2010: ** 2nd, Trail Verbier-St Bernard - "La Traversée", 61 km * 2011: ** 2nd, Trail Verbier-St Bernard - "La Traversée", 61 km

External links

Marcel Theux
skimountaineering.org *

References

1988 births Living people Swiss male ski mountaineers Swiss male long-distance runners People from Entremont district Swiss ultramarathon runners Male ultramarathon runners Sportspeople from Valais {{Switzerland-wintersport-bio-stub