Corinne Favre
Personal information
Born (1970-12-15) 15 December 1970 (age 53)
Sport
Country France
SportSki mountaineering
Skyrunning
Achievements and titles
World finals2 Skyrunning World Cup
  • Overall
    • 2005
    • 2008
Medal record
Women's ski mountaineering
Representing  France
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 World Championship Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cuneo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cuneo Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Portes du Soleil Relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Avoriaz Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Avoriaz Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Tatra Mountains Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Alpago Relay
Women's skyrunning
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Zegama SkyRace
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Valencia Vertical Kilometer

Corinne Favre (born 15 December 1970) is a French professional ski instructor, competitive ski mountaineer,[1] and champion mountain runner.[2]

Biography

In November 2008 she and an accompanying Sherpa suffered a serious accident while descending from the Pumori mountain during an expedition in Nepal.[3] After convalescing, she returned to action in the Championnat de France Vertical Race in January 2009.[4]

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

Pierra Menta

Main article: Pierra Menta

Patrouille des Glaciers

Main article: Patrouille des Glaciers

Trofeo Mezzalama

Main article: Trofeo Mezzalama

Sky running

Favre won the Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. In 2005, she won the Pikes Peak Marathon at her first attempt,[10] and also won the Buff Skyrunner World Series the same year after winning five of the six races in which she competed.[11] She had previously finished second in 2003 despite winning three races, more than any other competitor,[12] and seventh overall in 2004 after placing first and second in the only two races in which she took part.[13] She won her second Skyrunner Series title in 2008,[14] and is also a three-time winner of the race from Base Camp to Lukla on Mount Everest.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Ski Mountaineering 2006 - Full Results + World Ranking" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, UIAA
  2. ^ Profile of Corinne Favre Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Tenforme.com
  3. ^ "Grave accident pour Corinne Favre sur le Pumori (Népal)", Kairn.com, November 5, 2008 (French)
  4. ^ "Championnat de France Vertical Race" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, skimountaineering.org, January 31, 2009 (French)
  5. ^ a b c d e Trofeo Kima
  6. ^ a b "Tour du Rutor". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  7. ^ C.N.S.A. 1999 - Top 25 femme Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ C.N.S.A. 2001 - catégorie femme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - women results
  10. ^ "Pikes Peak results for ‘Corinne Favre’", Skyrunner.com
  11. ^ "General Classification 2005" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website
  12. ^ "2003 Results" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website
  13. ^ "General Classification 2004" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website
  14. ^ "Kilian Jornet and Corinne Favre winners of World Series 2008" Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website, September 23, 2008
  15. ^ "Canadian Mt. Everest 2005; Along a trail as wide as a footstep", EverestNews.com, April 7, 2005

External links

Skyrunner World Series women's champions
European Skyrunning Champions
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