Pierre Gignoux (born May 19, 1967) is a French ski mountaineer.

Gignoux was born in Grenoble and competed first in the Trans Mont Blanc race in 1994. Since 1995 he has been member of the French national team.

Pierre Gignoux

Together with Stéphane Brosse he has held the ski mountaineering record on the Mont Blanc since May 30, 2003 with a total time of 5 hours 15 minutes 47 seconds. Amongst others, he won three times the European Cup and four times the French Championships.

Pierre Gignoux

Gignoux enjoys also mountaineering, cross-country skiing, paragliding and street as well as mountain bicycle racing.

Pierre Gignoux

Selected results

1997: 2nd, French national ranking 1998: 2nd, French national ranking 1999: 1st, European Championship team race (together with Francis Bibollet) 1st, French national ranking 2000: 1st, French national ranking 5th (and 3rd in "seniors I" class ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers (together with Francis Bibollet and Stéphane Brosse) 2001: 1st, European Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse) 1st, French national ranking 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen (European Cup, together with Stéphane Brosse) 2002: 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Stéphane Brosse) 5th, World Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse) 2003: 1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Stéphan Brosse) 4th, European Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse) 2004: 1st, Transcavallo race (together with Stéphane Brosse) 2008: 8th, World Championship team race (together with Alexandre Pellicier)

Pierra Menta

1995: 5th, together with Olivier Pasteur

1996: 4th, together with Francis Bibollet

1997: 2nd, together with Yvan Brondex

1998: 2nd, together with Yvan Brondex

1999: 2nd, together with Francis Bibollet

2000: 2nd, together with Francis Bibollet

2001: 1st, together with Stéphane Brosse

2002: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse

2003: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse

Trofeo Mezzalama

1999: 2nd, together with Fabio Meraldi and Enrico Pedrini

2003: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse and Jean Pellissier

References

External links

Pierre Gignoux' shop website

Pierre Gignoux at SkiMountaineering.org

1967 births

Living people

French male ski mountaineers

Sportspeople from Grenoble

21st-century French people

20th-century French people