title: Marcel Theux
text: # Marcel Theux
  
  Marcel Theux (born August 9, 1988) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner.
  
  Theux was born in Orsières. He started ski mountaineering in 2002 and participated in his first race in 2003. Since 2007, he has been member of the Swiss national selection.
  
  ## Selected results
  
  ### Ski mountaineering
  
  * 2010:
     * 2nd (espoirs), Trophée des Gastlosen (ISMF World Cup), together with Randy Michaud
  * 2011:
     * 2nd, World Championship, relay, together with Yannick Ecoeur, Martin Anthamatten and Marcel Marti
     * 7th, sprint
     * 8th, Trofeo Mezzalama, together with Didier Moret and Alexander Hug
  * 2012:
     * 1st, European Championship relay race, together with Martin Anthamatten, Yannick Ecoeur and Alan Tissières
     * 5th, European Championship, sprint
  
  ### Running
  
  * 2009:
     * 4th (juniors), Trail Verbier-St Bernard - "La Traversée", 52 km
  * 2010:
     * 2nd, Trail Verbier-St Bernard - "La Traversée", 61 km
  * 2011:
     * 2nd, Trail Verbier-St Bernard - "La Traversée", 61 km
  