Andréa Ursina Zimmermann (born 18 August 1976) from
Monthey
Monthey (; ) is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
The castle in the town center was built in 950 on a hill, the first houses of Monthey surrounded it. Monthey is first mentioned in 1215 ...
is a female
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
ski mountaineer
Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipment ...
and
mountain runner
Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; its courses are more cl ...
.
Zimmermann was born in
Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German language, German: ''Biel'' ; French language, French: ''Bienne'' ; Bernese German, locally ; ; ; ) is a bilingual city in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. With over 55,000 residents, it is the ...
. She competed first in the 2000 Trophée du Muveran race and has been member of the national team since 2001.
World Championship
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Patrouille des Glaciers
The Patrouille des Glaciers (PDG) is a ski mountaineering race organised every two years by the Swiss Armed Forces, in which military and civilian teams compete. It takes place once every two years at the end of April, in the south part of the ca ...
(together with Gabrielle Magnenat and
Jeanine Bapst
Jeanine Bapst (born September 11, 1968) is a Swiss ski mountaineer.
Selected results
* 2001:
** 2nd, Swiss Cup, scratch
* 2003:
** 2nd, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Maroussia Rusca
* 2004:
** 2nd, World Championship team race (togeth ...
)
** 8th,
World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
team race (together with Gabrielle Magnenat)
* 2005:
** 4th,
European Championship
A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
(together with
Séverine Pont-Combe
Séverine Pont-Combe (born 28 June 1979) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. She was born in Meyrin. She currently lives in Bernex.
)
* 2006:
** 2nd,
Trophée des Gastlosen
The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun
Jaun (; ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gru ...
, together with
Marie Troillet
Marie Troillet (born 24 March 1983) is a Swiss ski mountaineer.
Troillet was born in Bagnes. She started ski mountaineering in 2000 and has been member of the national team since 2004 as well as member of the Dynafit-Team since 2005. Marie Troi ...
** 6th,
World Championship
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team race (together with Gabrielle Magnenat)
* 2007:
** 7th,
Sellaronda
The Sellaronda is the ski circuit around the Sella group in the Dolomites mountains of Northern Italy.
The Sella massif lies between the four Ladin valleys of Badia, Gardena, Fascia, and Fodom and is divided between the provinces of South ...
Skimarathon, together with
Catherine Mabillard
Catherine Mabillard (born 9 June 1964) from Troistorrents VS is a Swiss ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker.
Mabillard was born in Bex. She started ski mountaineering in 1985 and competed first in the Trophée de Valerette race in 198 ...
Goldenes Buch ''Sellaronda Skimarathon'' /ref>
* 2012:
** 2nd,
Trophée des Gastlosen
The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun
Jaun (; ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gru ...
, together with Catherine Mabillard
Pierra Menta
* 2005: 5th, together with Jeanine Bapst
* 2007: 5th, together with Gabrielle Magnenat
Patrouille des Glaciers
* 2008: 6th (and 2nd in the "civilian women" ranking), together with
Chantal Daucourt
Chantal Daucourt (born 23 June 1966) is a Swiss professional cross-country mountain biker of the 1990s and 2000s (decade) as well as a competition ski mountaineer.
Daucourt was born in Biel/Bienne and grew up in Courroux. She works as a registe ...
and Sabine Gentieu
* 2010: 3rd, (and 1st in the "civilian women" ranking), together with Catherine Mabillard and
Sophie Dusautoir Bertrand
Sophie Dusautoir Bertrand (born 5 June 1972) is an Andorran ski mountaineer.
Dusautoir was born in Andorra la Vella. She started ski mountaineering in 2002 and competed first in the ''Cronoescalada Pas de la Casa'' race in 2005.
Selected re ...
Running
* 2004:
** 2nd (women I), Jeizibärg-Lauf,
Gampel
Gampel is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Gampel should not be confused with the municipality Gampelen in the canton of Bern.
It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when ...
Gampel
Gampel is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Gampel should not be confused with the municipality Gampelen in the canton of Bern.
It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when ...