Patrick Blanc (ski mountaineer)

Patrick Blanc
Born	April 28, 1972 Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie
Medal record Representing  France Ski mountaineering 2004 World Championship Vertical race 2004 World Championship Team 2004 World Championship Relay 2006 World Championship Vertical race 2006 World Championship Team 2002 World Championship Single 2002 World Championship Team 2006 World Championship Relay

Patrick Blanc (born April 28, 1972) is a French ski mountaineer.

Blanc is born in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie 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 race.^[1]

Selected results

• 2002:
  • 2nd, World Championship single race
  • 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Tony Sbalbi)
  • 2nd, World Championship combination ranking
  • 2nd, French Championship single^[2]
• 2004:
  • 1st, World Championship vertical race
  • 1st, World Championship team race (together with Florent Perrier)
  • 1st, World Championship relay race (together with Stéphane Brosse, Cédric Tomio and Florent Perrier)
  • 6th, World Championship single race
• 2005
  • 3rd, World Cup team race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
• 2006:
  • 1st, World Championship vertical race
  • 1st, World Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse)
  • 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with Grégory Gachet, Stéphane Brosse and Florent Perrier)
• 2007:
  • 9th, European Championship team race (together with Tony Sbalbi)
• 2008:
  • 6th, World Championship team race (together with Didier Blanc)

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

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

1. Drug taking in ski mountaineering.
2. Championnat de France Individuel Chamrousse 2002 Archived 2010-12-24 at WebCite

External links

• Patrick Blanc at skimountaineering.org