Jean-Yves Rey


Jean-Yves Rey is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner.
Rey was born in Sierre. He started ski mountaineering in 1990, competing first in the Patrouille des Glaciers short-distance race. He was a member of the national team from 1999 to 2006.

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

Patrouille des Glaciers

  • 1998: 3rd, together with Jean-Daniel Masserey and Gabriel Besson
  • 2000: 2nd, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey
  • 2002: 2nd, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey
  • 2004: 2nd, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey
  • 2008: 2nd, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey
  • 2010: 3rd, together with Jean-Daniel Masserey and Rico Elmer

Running

  • 2001: 3rd, Jeizibärg-Lauf, Gampel
  • 2003: 3rd, Jeizibärg-Lauf, Gampel
Rey won the Zermatt marathon in 2004, the Mont-Blanc marathon in 2008, as well as three times in a row the AlpenMarathon – Marathon des Alpages, where he has held the course record with a total time of 3:07:18 hours since 2005.