Tony Sbalbi
Tony Sbalbi AKA "Tony the tiger" 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. At the age of 18 years he joined the army, where he became instructor at the École militaire de haute montagne in Chamonix. 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 team race
- 2002:
- * 2nd, World Championship team race
- * 3rd, French Championship single
- * 6th, World Championship combination ranking
- 2005:
- * 4th, European Championship relay race
- * 8th, European Championship vertical race
- 2006:
- * 2nd, World Championship vertical race
- * 2nd, Swiss Championship vertical race
- 2007:
- * 3rd, European Championship relay race
- * 5th, European Championship vertical race
- * 9th, European Championship team race
- 2008:
- * 8th, World Championship long distance race
- 2009:
- * 2nd, European Championship vertical race
- * 5th, European Championship relay race
- 2010:
- * 7th, World Championship team race
- * 9th, World Championship vertical race
- 2011:
- * 1st, Sellaronda Skimarathon, together with Alain Seletto
Patrouille des Glaciers
- 2000: 6th, together with Sgt chef Laurent Fabre and Adj Patrick Rassat
- 2006: 6th, together with Olivier Nägele and Alexander Lugger
- 2008: 6th, together with Alexandre Pellicier and Didier Blanc
- 2010: 7th, 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
- 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
