{{Short description|French ski mountaineer}} {{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski --> | name = Tony Sbalbi | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|09|04|df=y}} | birth_place = Aix-en-Provence, France | death_date = | death_place = | height = | club = École militaire de haute montagne | skis = | personalbest = | seasons = | wins = | additionalpodiums = | totalpodiums = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's ski mountaineering}} {{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2002 France|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2006 Italy|Vertical race}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2009 Italy|Vertical race}} {{MedalBronze|2007 France|Relay}} | show-medals = | updated = }}
'''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.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001033795684&sk=info Personal information], Facebook</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.ski-alpinisme.com/equipe.php?id=15828 Equipe de France de ski-alpinisme - Sbalbi Tony]</ref>
== 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<ref>[http://www.ffme.fr/ski-montagne/resultat/2002/01chamrousse.htm ''Championnat de France Individuel Chamrousse 2002''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020204124229/http://www.ffme.fr/ski-montagne/resultat/2002/01chamrousse.htm |date=2002-02-04 }}</ref> ** 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)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725134638/http://www.canillo2010.org/material/resultats/TeamSenio%20Race-finalresults.pdf Provisional results men teams]}}, www.canillo2010.org</ref> ** 9th, World Championship vertical race<ref>[http://www.skimountaineering.org/node/980?IdEvent=552 5. ISMF World Championships - vertical race (AD)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311034414/http://www.skimountaineering.org/node/980?IdEvent=552 |date=2010-03-11 }}, skimountaineering.org</ref> * 2011: ** 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon, together with Alain Seletto<ref name="sellaronda">[http://www.sellaronda.it/deutsch/albo.asp Goldenes Buch ''Sellaronda Skimarathon'']</ref>
=== Patrouille des Glaciers === {{main|Patrouille des Glaciers}} * 2000: 6th (international military teams ranking), together with Sgt chef Laurent Fabre and Adj Patrick Rassat<ref>[http://live.pdg.ch/pdg00/pdf/ranga.pdf ''2000 Patrouille des Glaciers'']{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, p. 2.</ref> * 2006: 6th (and 1st "seniors II" ranking), together with Olivier Nägele and Alexander Lugger<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=2007-11-13 }}, p. 16.</ref> * 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<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=2010-06-02 }}</ref>
=== Pierra Menta === {{main|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<ref>[http://www.pierramenta.com/images/2012/PM2012-cltgendimanche.pdf ''Pierra Menta 2012'']</ref>
=== Trofeo Mezzalama === {{main|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 == {{reflist|2}}
== External links == * [https://archive.today/20130415210316/http://www.skimountaineering.org/node/241?IdRacer=103 Tony Sbalbi] at SkiMountaineering.org
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