Tony Sbalbi AKA "Tony the tiger" (born 4 September 1969) is a French

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

non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted rank, enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a Commission (document), commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority b ...

of the '' chasseurs alpins'' corps. Sbalbi was born in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...

. He attended the ''Lycée Jean Raynouard'' in

Brignoles Brignoles (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var. It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence; their ...

. At the age of 18 years he joined the army, where he became instructor at the

École militaire de haute montagne The École militaire de haute montagne (High Mountain Military School) (ÉMHM) is a training establishment of the French Army, that trains French and allied service personnel in mountain warfare, skiing, mountain leadership, and arctic warfare. Hi ...

(EMHM) in

Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (; ; (no longer in use)), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (), is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department in the regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the f ...

. In 1989 he participated in his first ski mountaineering race, and has been member of the French national team since 2002.

Selected results

* 2001: ** 6th,

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 ...

team race (together with

Laurent Fabre Laurent Fabre (; 1968 - August 22, 2012) was a French ski mountaineer, high mountain guide and non-commissioned officer of the Chasseurs Alpins corps. He served at the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment and was married to the ski mountaineer Valen ...

) * 2002: ** 2nd,

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

Patrick Blanc Patrick Blanc (born June 3, 1953, Paris) is a French botanist who works at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, where he specializes in plants from tropical forests. He is the modern innovator of the green wall, specifically, ...

) ** 3rd, French Championship single ** 6th, World Championship combination ranking * 2005: ** 4th,

relay race (together with

Florent Perrier Florent Perrier (born 26 June 1973) is a French ski mountaineer. Perrier was born in Arêches, where he is member of the ''Club Multisports Arêches-Beaufort''. In 2004, he joined the French national selection. In 2008, he was president of the ...

, Bertrand Blanc and

Grégory Gachet Grégory Gachet (born 9 December 1976) is a French ski mountaineer. Gachet was born in Beaufort, Savoie. He is member of the ''Club Multisports Arêches-Beaufort'' and has been member of the national selection since 2002. In 2011, he married Ga ...

) ** 8th, European Championship

vertical race A vertical race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical races for women and men are ...

* 2006: ** 2nd,

vertical race ** 2nd, Swiss Championship vertical race * 2007: ** 3rd,

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,

long distance race * 2009: ** 2nd,

vertical race ** 5th, European Championship relay race (together with Didier Blanc, Nicolas Bonnet and Martial Premat) * 2010: ** 7th,

team race (together with Grégory Gachet) ** 9th, World Championship vertical race * 2011: ** 1st,

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 Alain SelettoGoldenes Buch ''Sellaronda Skimarathon''
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Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2000: 6th (international military teams ranking), together with Sgt chef Laurent Fabre and Adj Patrick Rassat * 2006: 6th (and 1st "seniors II" ranking), together with

Olivier Nägele Olivier Nägele (born 17 March 1972) is a Liechtensteiner ski mountaineer. Nägele started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed first Mountain Attack race in 2000. Because Liechtenstein has no national ski mountaineering team, he mostly takes ...

and

Alexander Lugger Alexander Lugger (born 8 May 1968) is an Austrian ski mountaineer and coach of the national team. Lugger was born in Lienz. He started ski mountaineering in 1984 and competed first in the ''Lesachtaler Skitourenlauf'' race in 1992. He holds sever ...

* 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

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''Pierra Menta 2012''
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Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2003: 9th, together with Patrick Blanc and

Cédric Tomio Cédric Tomio (born 1969) is a French ski mountaineer. Selected results * 1992: ** 1st, European Cup (together with Thierry Bochet)''Cédric Tomio'' i''Le ski-alpinisme''/ref> ** 1st, French Championship * 1994: ** 2nd, French Championship * ...

* 2007: 4th, together with

Martin Riz Martin Riz (born 16 September 1980) is an Italian ski mountaineer. Selected results * 2004: ** 2nd, World Championship relay race (together with Carlo Battel, Graziano Boscacci and Guido Giacomelli) * 8th, World Championship vertical race * ...

and Alain Seletto * 2009: 3rd, together with Didier Blanc and Alain Seletto

References

External links

Tony Sbalbi
at SkiMountaineering.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Sbalbi, Tony 1969 births Living people French male ski mountaineers French military patrol (sport) runners Sportspeople from Aix-en-Provence Skiers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 20th-century French sportsmen