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Maude Mathys

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Blonay, SwitzerlandBorn January 14, 1987Sponsor Salomon
UTMB 785ITRA 802Wins 19Podiums 25

Swiss professional mountain runner and ski mountaineer who has dominated European mountain running for over a decade. Maude Mathys began as a pole vaulter, becoming Swiss junior champion in 2005, before transitioning to mountain running after her first pregnancy in 2011. She quickly rose to elite status, winning seven Swiss national titles and six European championships. Known for her consistency and tactical racing, she achieved a perfect season in 2021, winning all her races including the Golden Trail World Series title. She also competes in ski mountaineering and has balanced her athletic career with raising a family.

Race Results

2025
6 races4 wins
3rd
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc/OCC
Aug 28
61km
3,400m+
5:45:43
3rd
Sierre-Zinal
Aug 9
31km
2,190m+
2:58:56
1st
Course Montreux-Les-Rochers-de-Naye
Jun 22
18.8km
1,600m+
1:46:04
1st
Neirivue-Moléson
Jun 15
10.6km
1,290m+
1:09:09
1st
Transvulcania/Half Marathon
May 10
24km
2,097m+
2:37:20
1st
Transvulcania/Vertical Kilometer
May 8
7km
1,160m+
0:56:40
2024
3 races2 wins
1st
Tenerife Bluetrail/Tenerife Bluetrail 47K
Jun 8
47km
2,600m+
4:25:50
2nd
Four Sisters Mountain Trail/22K
Apr 27
22km
1,530m+
2:29:42
1st
Kobe Trail/21.3K
Apr 20
21.3km
2,109m+
2:52:08
2022
6 races4 wins
3rd
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Uphill
Nov 4
8.5km
1,070m+
0:56:00
Chiang Mai
2nd
Pikes Peak Ascent/Half Marathon
Sep 17
21.4km
2,360m+
2:28:40
1st
World Skyrunning Championships/Vertical Kilometer
Sep 9
3.75km
1,063m+
0:40:50
World Champion
1st
Sierre-Zinal
Aug 13
31km
2,200m+
2:52:32
Upgraded after DQ
1st
European Off-Road Running Championships/Up & Down
Jul 3
17.6km
940m+
1:17:30
El Paso
1st
European Off-Road Running Championships/Uphill
Jul 1
8.85km
1,280m+
0:51:41
El Paso
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Career Highlights

2022: World Vertical Kilometer Champion at World Skyrunning Championships
2022: Fifth European Mountain Running up title and fourth European Mountain Running up-down title
2021: Golden Trail World Series Champion with perfect season - won all races (Olla de Núria, Marathon du Mont-Blanc, Sierre-Zinal, finale at El Hierro)
2020: Golden Trail Championship winner in Azores
2019: Sierre-Zinal women's course record (2:49:20), Pikes Peak Marathon women's course record
2019: Three consecutive European Mountain Running Championships titles (2017-2019)
2017: Jungfrau Marathon women's course record (3:12:56) and Montreux-Rochers-de-Naye course record
Multiple Swiss national championships (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Key Achievements

Two-time Golden Trail World Series Champion (2020, 2021)
World Vertical Kilometer Champion (2022)
Six-time European Mountain Running Champion
Seven-time Swiss Mountain Running National Champion
Sierre-Zinal Winner and Women's Course Record (2:49:20 in 2019)
Pikes Peak Marathon Winner and Women's Course Record (2019)
Jungfrau Marathon Winner and Women's Course Record (2017)
Multiple victories at Marathon du Mont-Blanc and other prestigious mountain races

Notable Traits

Former pole vault champion (Swiss junior champion 2005, 3.40m)
Began elite mountain running career after first pregnancy in 2011
Mother of multiple children while maintaining elite performance
Holds women's course records at Sierre-Zinal, Pikes Peak Marathon, and Jungfrau Marathon
Also competes in ski mountaineering - Swiss Vertical Race Champion (2021)
Perfect season in 2021 winning all races including Golden Trail World Series