Corinne Favre
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 December 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski mountaineering Skyrunning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2 Skyrunning World Cup
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corinne Favre (born 15 December 1970) is a French professional ski instructor, competitive ski mountaineer,[1] and champion mountain runner.[2]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]Ski mountaineering
[edit]- 1998:
- 3rd, Trofeo Kima[5]
- 1999:
- 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Gloriana Pellissier)[6]
- 3rd, French national ranking[7]
- 2001:
- 3rd, French national ranking[8]
- 4th, European Championship (team race together with Nathalie Bourillon)
- 2002:
- 1st, Trofeo Kima[5]
- 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Carole Toïgo)[6]
- 2nd, World Championship (team race)
- 4th, World Championship combined ranking
- 5th, World Championship single race
- 2003:
- 3rd, European Championship (team race together with Véronique Lathuraz)
- 5th, European Championship (single race)
- 5th, European Championship (combined ranking)
- 2004:
- 1st, Trofeo Kima[5]
- 7th, World Championship (combined ranking)
- 10th, World Championship single race
- 2006:
- 1st, Trofeo Kima[5]
- 3rd, World Championship team race (together with Carole Toïgo)
- 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Carole Toïgo, Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon)
- 5th, World Championship vertical race
- 2007:
- 1st, Trofeo Kima[5]
- 2nd, European Championship team race (together with Véronique Lathuraz)
- 2nd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Laëtitia Roux)
- 7th, European Championship vertical race
- 2008:
- 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Nathalie Bourillon, Véronique Lathuraz and Valentine Fabre)
- 4th, World Championship team race (together with Nathalie Bourillon)
- 5th, World Championship vertical race
- 10th, World Championship combined ranking
- 2009:
- 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Laëtitia Roux)
- 2012:
- 4th, European Championship relay, together with Émilie Favre and Laëtitia Roux
- 7th, European Championship vertical race
Pierra Menta
[edit]- 1997: 4th, together with Nathalie Bourillon
- 1998: 3rd, together with Jana Heczková
- 1999: 2nd, together with Gloriana Pellissier
- 2001: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
- 2003: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
- 2004: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
- 2005: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
- 2006: 4th, together with Carole Toïgo
- 2007: 2nd, together with Nathalie Bourillon
- 2008: 4th, together with Véronique Lathuraz
- 2009: 5th, together with Magali Jacquemoud
Patrouille des Glaciers
[edit]- 1998: 3rd, together with Danielle Hacquard and Véronique Lathuraz
- 2006: 2nd (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon)
- 2008: 2nd (together with Laëtitia Roux and Nathalie Bourillon)
Trofeo Mezzalama
[edit]- 2007: 2nd, together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon
- 2011: 4th, together with Gabrielle Magnenat and Émilie Gex-Fabry[9]
Sky running
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Ski Mountaineering 2006 - Full Results + World Ranking" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, UIAA
- ^ Profile of Corinne Favre Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Tenforme.com
- ^ "Grave accident pour Corinne Favre sur le Pumori (Népal)", Kairn.com, November 5, 2008 (French)
- ^ "Championnat de France Vertical Race" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, skimountaineering.org, January 31, 2009 (French)
- ^ a b c d e Trofeo Kima
- ^ a b "Tour du Rutor". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ C.N.S.A. 1999 - Top 25 femme Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ C.N.S.A. 2001 - catégorie femme Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - women results
- ^ "Pikes Peak results for ‘Corinne Favre’", Skyrunner.com
- ^ "General Classification 2005" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website
- ^ "2003 Results" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website
- ^ "General Classification 2004" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website
- ^ "Kilian Jornet and Corinne Favre winners of World Series 2008" Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Buff Skyrunner website, September 23, 2008
- ^ "Canadian Mt. Everest 2005; Along a trail as wide as a footstep", EverestNews.com, April 7, 2005
