{{Short description|French ski mountaineer}} {{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski --> | name = Pierre Gignoux | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|05|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Grenoble, France | death_date = | death_place = | height = | club = | skis = | personalbest = | seasons = | wins = | additionalpodiums = | totalpodiums = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's ski mountaineering}} {{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|1999|Team}} {{MedalGold|2001 France|Team}} | show-medals = | updated = }}
'''Pierre Gignoux''' (born 19 May 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.
Together with Stéphane Brosse he has held the ski mountaineering record on the Mont Blanc since 30 May 2003 with a total time of 5 hours 15 minutes 47 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.volopress.net/volo/spip.php?article188|title=Mont Blanc: la course contre le record|work=volopress.net|author=Shahshahani Volodia|date=31 May 2003|access-date=26 December 2012|language=fr}}</ref><ref name="montblanc">[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-montagne/actualite/2003/06mont-blanc.htm ''Record à ski sur le parcours mythique de Chamonix-Mont Blanc-Chamonix''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613025027/http://ffme.fr/ski-montagne/actualite/2003/06mont-blanc.htm |date=2007-06-13 }} (French), FFME, 2007.</ref> Amongst others, he won three times the European Cup and four times the French Championships.<ref>[http://www.nutri-site.com/interview-nutrition--pierre-gignoux--1--20.html ''Interview Pierre Gignoux (Ski de Montagne) - 06/2003''] (French).</ref>
Gignoux enjoys also mountaineering, cross-country skiing, paragliding and street as well as mountain bicycle racing.
== Selected results == * 1997: ** 2nd, French national ranking<ref>[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/1997/cn1997_t2.htm ''C.N.S.A. 1997 - Top 25 homme'']</ref> * 1998: ** 2nd, French national ranking<ref>[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/1998/cn1998_t2.htm ''C.N.S.A. 1998 - Top 25 homme'']</ref> * 1999: ** 1st, European Championship team race (together with Francis Bibollet) ** 1st, French national ranking<ref>[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/1999/cn1999_t2.htm ''C.N.S.A. 1999 - Top 25 homme''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128151252/http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/1999/cn1999_t2.htm |date=2006-11-28 }}</ref> * 2000: ** 1st, French national ranking<ref>[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/2000/homme100.pdf ''C.N.S.A. 2000 - catégorie homme''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128151201/http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/2000/homme100.pdf |date=2006-11-28 }}</ref> ** 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<ref>[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/2001/homme100.pdf ''C.N.S.A. 2001 - catégorie homme''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128151531/http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/classement/cnsa/2001/homme100.pdf |date=2006-11-28 }}</ref> ** 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen (European Cup, together with Stéphane Brosse)<ref>[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/actualite/2001/02gastlosen.htm ''Coupe d'Europe 2001 de Ski-alpinisme''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202051524/http://www.ffme.fr/ski-alpinisme/actualite/2001/02gastlosen.htm |date=2007-12-02 }}</ref> * 2002: ** 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Stéphane Brosse)<ref name="Tour du Rutor">[http://www.newspower.it/comunicati/TourDuRutor/AlbodoroTourduRutor.rtf ''Tour du Rutor''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216190753/http://www.newspower.it/comunicati/TourDuRutor/AlbodoroTourduRutor.rtf |date=2012-02-16 }}</ref> ** 5th, World Championship team race (together with Stéphane Brosse) * 2003: ** 1st, Dolomiti Cup team (together with Stéphan Brosse)<ref name="Dolomiti Cup">[http://www.cimadastaskialp.it/ita/Albo.htm ''Albo d'oro - Roll of Honour''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722025935/http://www.cimadastaskialp.it/ita/Albo.htm |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref> ** 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 === {{Main|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 === {{Main|Trofeo Mezzalama}} <ref>[http://www.newspower.it/comunicati/Mezzalama/AlbodoroMezzalama.rtf ''Trofeo Mezzalama''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722043542/http://www.newspower.it/comunicati/Mezzalama/AlbodoroMezzalama.rtf |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref> * 1999: 2nd, together with Fabio Meraldi and Enrico Pedrini * 2003: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse and Jean Pellissier
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.pierregignoux.fr Pierre Gignoux' shop website] * [https://archive.today/20130415223506/http://www.skimountaineering.org/node/241?IdRacer=311 Pierre Gignoux] at SkiMountaineering.org
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