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Tony Sbalbi
Tony Sbalbi
Born	4 September 1969 (age 55); Aix-en-Provence, France
Ski club	École militaire de haute montagne
Medal record
Men's ski mountaineering
Representing France
World Championships
European Championships

Tony Sbalbi AKA "Tony the tiger" (born 4 September 1969) is a French ski mountaineer and non-commissioned officer of the chasseurs alpins corps.

Sbalbi was born in Aix-en-Provence. He attended the Lycée Jean Raynouard in Brignoles.^[1] At the age of 18 years he joined the army, where he became instructor at the École militaire de haute montagne (EMHM) in Chamonix. In 1989 he participated in his first ski mountaineering race, and has been member of the French national team since 2002.^[2]

Selected results

2001:
- 6th, European Championship team race (together with Laurent Fabre)
2002:
- 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Patrick Blanc)
- 3rd, French Championship single^[3]
- 6th, World Championship combination ranking
2005:
- 4th, European Championship relay race (together with Florent Perrier, Bertrand Blanc and Grégory Gachet)
- 8th, European Championship vertical race
2006:
- 2nd, World Championship vertical race
- 2nd, Swiss Championship vertical race
2007:
- 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Yannick Buffet, Bertrand Blanc and Fabien Anselmet)
- 5th, European Championship vertical race
- 9th, European Championship team race (together with Patrick Blanc)
2008:
- 8th, World Championship long distance race
2009:
- 2nd, European Championship vertical race
- 5th, European Championship relay race (together with Didier Blanc, Nicolas Bonnet and Martial Premat)
2010:
- 7th, World Championship team race (together with Grégory Gachet)^[4]
- 9th, World Championship vertical race^[5]
2011:
- 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon, together with Alain Seletto^[6]

Patrouille des Glaciers

2000: 6th (international military teams ranking), together with Sgt chef Laurent Fabre and Adj Patrick Rassat^[7]
2006: 6th (and 1st "seniors II" ranking), together with Olivier Nägele and Alexander Lugger^[8]
2008: 6th (and 5th in the "international men" ranking), together with Alexandre Pellicier and Didier Blanc
2010: 7th (and 6th "ISMF men" ranking), together with Adrien Piccot and Philippe Blanc^[9]

Pierra Menta

1999: 9th, together with Laurent Fabre
2002: 6th, together with Patrick Blanc
2003: 1st, together with Patrick Blanc
2004: 6th, together with Patrick Blanc
2005: 8th, together with Cyril Champange
2006: 4th, together with Denis Trento
2007: 5th, together with Denis Trento
2008: 6th, together with Ivan Murada
2009: 4th, together with Didier Blanc
2012: 9th, together with Jean Pellissier^[10]

Trofeo Mezzalama

2003: 9th, together with Patrick Blanc and Cédric Tomio
2007: 4th, together with Martin Riz and Alain Seletto
2009: 3rd, together with Didier Blanc and Alain Seletto

References

^ Personal information, Facebook
^ Equipe de France de ski-alpinisme - Sbalbi Tony
^ Championnat de France Individuel Chamrousse 2002 Archived 2002-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Provisional results men teams Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, www.canillo2010.org
^ 5. ISMF World Championships - vertical race (AD) Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, skimountaineering.org
^ Goldenes Buch Sellaronda Skimarathon
^ 2000 Patrouille des Glaciers^{[permanent dead link‍]}, p. 2.
^ 2006 Patrouille des Glaciers Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, p. 16.
^ 2010 Patrouille des Glaciers Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pierra Menta 2012

External links

Tony Sbalbi at SkiMountaineering.org

[1] Personal information, Facebook

[2] Equipe de France de ski-alpinisme - Sbalbi Tony

[3] Championnat de France Individuel Chamrousse 2002 Archived 2002-02-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Provisional results men teams Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, www.canillo2010.org

[5] 5. ISMF World Championships - vertical race (AD) Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, skimountaineering.org

[sellaronda-6] Goldenes Buch Sellaronda Skimarathon

[7] 2000 Patrouille des Glaciers^{[permanent dead link‍]}, p. 2.

[8] 2006 Patrouille des Glaciers Archived 2007-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, p. 16.

[9] 2010 Patrouille des Glaciers Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine

[10] Pierra Menta 2012

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