Thibault Anselmet
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| Born | 2 November 1997 Bonneval-sur-Arc, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski mountaineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thibault Anselmet (French pronunciation: [tibo ɑ̃sɛlmɛ]; born 2 November 1997) is a French ski mountaineer. He is a two-time World Champion. He represented France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the mixed race and bronze medal in the sprint race.
Anselmet made his European Championships debut in 2022 and won a gold medal in the inaugural mixed relay, along with Emily Harrop, with a time of 32:10.[1]
Anselmet made his World Championships debut at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering. On the first day of the championships he won a silver medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:14.005.[2] On the final day of the championships he won a gold medal in the mixed team relay, along with Harrop, with a time of 26:46.5.[3]
During the 2023–24 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup, Anselmet won the overall crystal globe with 710 points.[4] He competed at the 2024 European Championships of Ski Mountaineering and won a silver medal in the mixed relay, along with Célia Perillat-Pessey, and a bronze medal in the individual race.[5][6]
During the 2024–25 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup. he won again the overall crystal globe with 980 points.[7] In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Harrop, with a time of 32:44.1. With the win, France earned a quota spot for the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8] He also won a silver medal in the sprint race, with a time of 2:49.71.[9]
In January 2026, Anselmet was selected to represent France at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[10] On 19 February 2026, he won a bronze medal in the sprint race with a time of 2:36.34.[11] On 21 February 2026, he won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Harrop, with a time of 26:57.44.[12]
