Emma Roca Rodríguez

Emma Roca Rodríguez (12 August 1973 – 18 June 2021) was a Spanish Catalan ski mountaineer and an eco-challenge member. She represented Spain which she was a captain, she helped her team to get in the top 10 spot.

Roca worked as a firefighter and taught biomechanics at university. She lived in Talló, Lleida.

Roca died on 18 June 2021 from vulvar cancer at the age of 47.

Emma's ultrarunning achievements included Emma winning the Costa Brava Stage Run 85 km, the Trail Vall de Ribes 65 km, the Trail Andorra La Sportiva 65k, the Run Rabbit Run 100 mile and the Leadville Trail 100 mile. She took second at the Hardrock 100 and Ultra-Trail Penyagolosa, placed third at UTMB (the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc, considered by many to be the ultimate ultra marathon) and the Ultra Trail Australia, and took fifth at the Western States 100 mile.

Selected results

1998 Land Rover Trophy as part of Team Spain, Camel Trophy Tierra del Fuego '98 2000 2nd, Trofeo Kima 2002 3rd, Trofeo Kima 2005 8th, World Cup team (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta) 2008 7th (and 5th in the "civilian international women" ranking), Patrouille des Glaciers (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) 2010 1st, Adventure Racing World Championship, Team Buff Thermacool (together with Benjamen Midena, Fran Lopez Costoya, Arnau Julia)

Ultramarathon

2010 1st, World Raid Championship, 2011 2nd, Marathon des Sables, Morocco 2nd, Cavalls del Vent

Ski Mountaineering Championships

2002 2nd, Spanish Championship Ski Mountaineering 2004 5th, World Championship relay race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Iolanda García Sàez) 10th, World Championship Ski Mountaineering team race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta) 2005 1st, Spanish Championship Ski Mountaineering team (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta) 5th, European Championship Ski Mountaineering team race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta) 5th, European Championship Ski Mountaineering relay race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Sara Gros Aspiroz) 10th, European Championship Ski Mountaineering single race 2008 5th, World Championship Ski Mountaineering relay race (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta, Gemma Arró Ribot and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) 7th, World Championship Ski Mountaineering team race (together with Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) 10th, World Championship Ski Mountaineering long distance

Pierra Menta

2002 5th, together with Cristina Bes Ginesta 2005 4th, together with Jeannie Wall 2008 6th, together with Cristina Bes Ginesta