Nathalie Etzensperger
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Nathalie Etzensperger-Nanzer, née Nanzer (born August 6, 1968), is a Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 ski mountaineer and long distance runner.

Etzensperger was born in Gamsen, where she grew up. She started top-class sports at the age of 24 years, and is married with three children.

Running

  • 2004:
    • 1st, Zermatt marathon
    • 2005:
    • 1st and course record, Aletsch half marathon
    • 2006:
    • 1st, Aletsch half marathon
      Etzensperger also competed in the 2006 European Mountain Running Championship
      European Mountain Running Championships
      The European Mountain Running Championships is an annual international mountain running race. Inaugurated in 2002, it is organised by the European Athletic Association in July each year. The venue for the championships is changed each year....

      .

Ski mountaineering

  • 2006:
    • 2nd, World Championship
      2006 World Championship of Skimountaineering
      The 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the third World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Italian Province of Cuneo from February 27 to March 4, 2006....

       relay race (together with Gabrielle Magnenat
      Gabrielle Magnenat
      Gabrielle Magnenat is a Swiss ski mountaineer.Magnenat was born in Vaulion. She started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first in the Nocturne Morgins race in the same year...

      , Catherine Mabillard
      Catherine Mabillard
      Catherine Mabillard from Troistorrents VS is a Swiss ski mountaineer.Mabillard was born in Bex. She started ski mountaineering in 1985 and competed first in the Trophée de Valerette race in 1986.- Selected results :...

       and Séverine Pont-Combe
      Séverine Pont-Combe
      Séverine Pont-Combe is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long distance runner. She was born in Meyrin. She currently lives in Bernex.- Selected results :* 2005:** 2nd, Swiss Cup team...

      )
    • 7th, World Championship vertical race
      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...

  • 2007:
    • 3rd, European Championship team race (together with Catherine Mabillard)
    • 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Gabrielle Magnenat and Catherine Mabillard)
    • 3rd, European Championship combination ranking
    • 5th, European Championship single race
    • 5th, European Championship vertical race
  • 2008:
    • 1st, World Championship
      2008 World Championship of Skimountaineering
      The 2008 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fourth World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in Portes du Soleil, Switzerland, from February 23 to February 29, 2008.About 450 athletes of 29 nations...

       relay race (together with Gabrielle Magnenat, Marie Troillet
      Marie Troillet
      Marie Troillet 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 Troillet, who teaches in an elementary school, lives in Lourtier...

       and Séverine Pont-Combe)
    • 1st, Pierra Menta
      Pierra Menta
      The Pierra Menta is an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the Beaufortain region since 1985. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama.The athletes have to travel a cumulative...

       (together with Laëtitia Roux
      Laëtitia Roux
      Laëtitia Roux is a French ski mountaineer.Roux is born in Gap, Hautes-Alpes and started ski mountaineering at the age of nine years. In autumns of 2005 she joined the PACA section of the Fédération française de la montagne et de l’escalade . At first she competed in December of the same year at...

      )
    • 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Séverine Pont-Combe)
    • 3rd, World Championship vertical race
    • 3rd, World Championship long distance
    • 3rd, World Championship combination ranking
    • 4th, World Championship single race
  • 2009:
    • 2nd, European Championship team race (together with Gabrielle Magnenat)
    • 2nd, European Championship relay race (together with Gabrielle Magnenat and Séverine Pont-Combe)
    • 3rd, European Championship combination ranking
    • 4th, European Championship single race
    • 5th, European Championship vertical race
  • 2010:
    • 2nd, World Championship
      2010 World Championship of Skimountaineering
      The 2010 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the first World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Ski Mountaineering Federation , successor organization of the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions . The competition was held in the skiing...

       relay race (together with Marie Troillet and Gabrielle Magnenat)
    • 2nd, World Championship team race (together with Marie Troillet)
    • 3rd, World Championship combination ranking
    • 4th, World Championship single race
    • 7th, World Championship vertical race

Patrouille des Glaciers
Patrouille des Glaciers
The Patrouille des Glaciers is a ski mountaineering race organized every two years by the Swiss Army, in which military and civilian teams compete...

 

  • 2004: 5th, together with Lucia Näfen and Brigitte Wolf
    Brigitte Wolf
    Brigitte Wolf is a Swiss orienteering competitor and ski mountaineer.- Orienteering :Wolf is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swiss winning team in 2003, as well as having a bronze medal from 1997...

  • 2008: 1st and course record, together with Gabrielle Magnenat and Séverine Pont-Combe
  • 2010: 1st, together with Emilie Gex-Fabry
    Emilie Gex-Fabry
    Emilie Gex-Fabry is a Swiss ski mountaineer.Gex-Fabry was born in Vevey. She started ski mountaineering in 1991, and competed first in the 2000 Trophée des Gastlosen event. She has been member of the Swiss team since 2002, and lives in Val-d'Illiez...

    and Marie Troillet

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