{{Short description|Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner}} {{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski --> | name = Rico Elmer | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|07|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Elm, Glarus, Switzerland | death_date = | death_place = | height = | club = | skis = | personalbest = | seasons = | wins = | additionalpodiums = | totalpodiums = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Ski mountaineering}} {{MedalCountry|{{SUI}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2004 World Championship|Single}} {{MedalBronze|2004 World Championship|Relay}} {{MedalBronze|2006 World Championship|Relay}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2003 European Championship|Team}} | show-medals = | updated = }}
'''Rico Elmer''' (born 23 July 1969) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner.
Elmer was born in village of Elm in the canton of Glarus. He first competed in the Patrouille des Glaciers event in 1996 and has been member of the national team since 2003. Professionally he is deployed in the Border Guard Corps.
== Selected results == * 2000: ** 1st and course record, ''Tour de Matterhorn'' (together with Emanuel Buchs and Damien Farquet)<ref>Frank Gerbert: [http://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/extremsport-tour-de-marterhorn_aid_183528.html ''Extremsport: Tour de Matterhorn''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223145958/https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/extremsport-tour-de-marterhorn_aid_183528.html |date=2019-02-23 }} (German), Focus No. 20 (2000).</ref> * 2002: ** 1st, Patrouille de la Maya A-course, together with Damien Farquet and Rolf Zurbrügg<ref name="Maya">[http://www.lamaya.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=70 Patrouille de la Maya - Classements et résultats]</ref> * 2003: ** 1st, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Damien Farquet<ref>[http://www.gastlosen.com/2003/resultats_seniors.pdf – 2004 results]</ref> ** 1st, European Championship team race (together with Damien Farquet) ** 3rd, European Championship combination ranking ** 4th, European Championship single race * 2004: ** 1st, World Championship single race ** 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Alexander Hug, Alain Richard and Pierre Bruchez) ** 3rd, Transcavallo race (together with Damien Farquet) * 2006: ** 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Alexander Hug, Alain Rey and Florent Troillet) ** 3rd, European Cup race in Albosaggia (together with Florent Troillet) ** 3rd, Swiss Championship vertical race ** 4th, World Championship team race (together with Alexander Hug)
=== Patrouille des Glaciers === {{main|Patrouille des Glaciers}} * 1998: 1st, together with Pvt E-2 Damien Farquet and Pvt E-2 Emanuel Buchs<ref>[http://live.pdg.ch/cgi-local/pdg98/rangliste.pl?rennen=A ''1998 Patrouille des Glaciers''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195211/http://live.pdg.ch/cgi-local/pdg98/rangliste.pl?rennen=A |date=2016-03-03 }}, search criteria: ''militares int''.</ref> * 2000: 1st and course record, together with Pvt E-2 Damien Farquet and Pvt E-2 Emanuel Buchs<ref>[http://live.pdg.ch/pdg00/pdf/ranga.pdf ''2000 Patrouille des Glaciers''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222135758/http://live.pdg.ch/pdg00/pdf/ranga.pdf |date=2012-02-22 }}, p. 2.</ref> * 2004: 3rd, together with Damien Farquet and Rolf Zurbrügg * 2006: 3rd (and 1st in international military teams ranking), together with Pvt E-2 Florent Troillet and Pvt E-2 Yannick Ecoeur<ref>[http://live.pdg.ch/pdg06/pdf/rankinglist-A2-13-official/rankinglist-A2-13-official.pdf ''2006 Patrouille des Glaciers''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113160507/http://live.pdg.ch/pdg06/pdf/rankinglist-A2-13-official/rankinglist-A2-13-official.pdf |date=November 13, 2007 }}, p. 3.</ref> * 2008: 5th ("seniors I" class ranking), mixed team together with Sophie Dusautoir Bertrand and Marie Troillet * 2010: 3rd, together with Jean-Daniel Masserey and Jean-Yves Rey<ref>[http://direct.pdg.ch/data/download/Objets/Id_343_Rang%20A2%20categorie_fr.pdf ''2010 Patrouille des Glaciers''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602020647/http://direct.pdg.ch/data/download/Objets/Id_343_Rang%20A2%20categorie_fr.pdf |date=June 2, 2010 }}</ref>
=== Trofeo Mezzalama === {{main|Trofeo Mezzalama}} * 2001: 4th, together with Damien Farquet and Emanuel Buchs * 2003: 1st, together with Damien Farquet and Rolf Zurbrügg
=== Pierra Menta === {{main|Pierra Menta}} * 2003: 6th, together with Damien Farquet
== References == {{reflist|2}}
== External links == * [http://www.skimountaineering.org/node/241?IdRacer=17 Rico Elmer] at ''skimountaineering.com''
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