Jean Pellissier (ski mountaineer)

Jean Pellissier (30 July 1972 – 27 October 2023) was an Italian ski mountaineer, mountain runner, and sky runner.

Jean Pellissier

Pellissier (right) during a race of ski mountaineering
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1972-07-30)30 July 1972 Aosta, Italy
Died	27 October 2023(2023-10-27) (aged 51) Saint-Vincent, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Ski mountaineering Athletics
Event(s)	Mountain running Skyrunning
Medal record Ski mountaineering World Championship 2004 Val d'Aran Team European Championship 2007 Morzine Team

Career

Pellissier started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in the Mezzalama Trophy race in the same year. He has been member of the national team since 2002. Since finishing his professional career he ran a mountain equipment store in Martigny.

Death

Jean Pellissier died on 27 October 2023, at the age of 51.^[1]

Selected results

• 2003:
  • 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon (together with Luca Negroni)^[2]
  • 1st, Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis" (together with Luca Negroni)^[3]
  • 9th, European Championship team race (together with Carlo Battel)
• 2004:
  • 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Carlo Battel)
  • 4th, World Championship vertical race
  • 5th, World Championship combination ranking
  • 10th, World Championship single race
• 2005:
  • 5th, European Championship team race (together with Carlo Battel)
• 2006:
  • 6th, World Championship team race (together with Carlo Battel)
• 2007:
  • 3rd, European Championship team race (together with Guido Giacomelli)

Pierra Menta

Main article: Pierra Menta

• 2000: 7th, together with Vincent Meilleur
• 2002: 7th, together with Olivier Nägele
• 2005: 3rd, together with Guido Giacomelli
• 2007: 7th, together with Martin Riz
• 2012: 9th, together with Tony Sbalbi^[4]

Trofeo Mezzalama

Main article: Trofeo Mezzalama

• 1999: 6th, together with Giuseppe Ouvrier and Ettore Champrétavy
• 2001: 2nd, together with Fabio Meraldi and Stéphane Brosse
• 2003: 2nd, together with Stéphane Brosse and Pierre Gignoux
• 2005: 3rd, together with Manfred Reichegger and Dennis Brunod
• 2007: 1st, together with Guido Giacomelli and Florent Troillet
• 2009: 2nd, together with Damiano Lenzi and Daniele Pedrini
• 2011: 7th, together with Guido Giacomelli and Lorenzo Holzknecht^[5]

Patrouille des Glaciers

Main article: Patrouille des Glaciers

• 2000: 8th (and 3rd in "seniors II" ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers, together with Giuseppe Ouvrier and Ettore Champrétavy^[6]
• 2004: 1st and course record, together with Patrick Blanc and Stéphane Brosse

External links

• Jean Pellissier at skimountaineering.org

References

1. "Choc nel mondo dello sport valdostano, è morto a Saint-Vincent Jean Pellissier". La Primalinea. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
2. Sellaronda Skimarathon Archived 10 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Pierra Menta 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
5. 2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - men results Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
6. 2000 Patrouille des Glaciers^{[permanent dead link‍]}, p. 17.