Jean-Yves Rey (born November 24, 1970) 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.
1998:1st, Patrouille de la Maya A-course, together with Gabriel Besson and Jean-Daniel Masserey1999:7th, Pierra Menta, together with Jean-Daniel Masserey2000:1st, Patrouille de la Maya A-course, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey2003:6th, European Championship team race (together with Jean-Daniel Masserey)2004:1st, Patrouille de la Maya A-course, together with Sébastien Epiney and Jean-Daniel Masserey2nd, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Jean-Daniel Masserey4th, World Championship team race (together with Sébastien Epiney)9th, World Championship vertical race2005:2nd, European Championship relay race (together with Alexander Hug, Christian Pittex and Yannick Ecoeur)7th, European Championship single race7th, European Championship team race (together with Jean-Daniel Masserey)2008:1st, Patrouille de la Maya A-course, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey2009:2nd, Trophée des Gastlosen, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz1998: 3rd (international military teams ranking), together with Jean-Daniel Masserey and Gabriel Besson2000: 2nd (and 1st in "seniors I" class ranking), together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey2002: 2nd, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey2004: 2nd, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey2008: 2nd, together with Pierre-Marie Taramarcaz and Jean-Daniel Masserey2010: 3rd, together with Jean-Daniel Masserey and Rico Elmer2001: 3rd, Jeizibärg-Lauf, Gampel2003: 3rd, Jeizibärg-Lauf, GampelRey 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.
