Maria Walliser

Maria Walliser (born 27 May 1963) is a Swiss former alpine skier.[1]

Maria Walliser
Personal information
Born (1963-05-27) 27 May 1963
Mosnang, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events, giant slalom
ClubSC Libingen
World Cup debut1983
Retired1990
Olympics
Teams2
Medals3
World Championships
Teams4
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins25
Podiums72
Overall titles2
Discipline titles5
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 0 1
Giant slalom 6 5 6
Downhill 14 10 13
Super-G 3 3 3
Combined 2 3 3
Total 25 21 26
Olympic Games
1984 Sarajevo Downhill
1988 Calgary Alpine Combined
1988 Calgary Giant slalom
World Championships
1987 Crans-Montana Downhill
1987 Crans-Montana Super-G
1989 Vail Downhill
1987 Crans-Montana Giant slalom

Career

Walliser grew up in Mosnang, the daughter of a wealthy cattle breeder. She made her World Cup debut in 1980.[2] Together with her fellow Swiss Erika Hess, Michela Figini and Vreni Schneider she dominated female alpine skiing during the 1980s. Among her many successes, she won two overall World Cups (1986 and 1987). Walliser also won three world titles in 1987 and 1989, as well as three Olympic medals at 1988 Calgary and 1984 Sarajevo.[3]

Walliser retired in 1990 with a World Cup tally of 72 podium finishes, including 25 victories. In 2000, she became president of "Die Stiftung Folsäure Offensive Schweiz", a Swiss health organization fighting folate deficiency.[3]

World Cup results

Season titles

  • 7 titles – (2 Overall, 2 DH, 1 GS, 1 AC, 1 SG)
Season
Discipline
1984 Downhill
1986Overall
Downhill
Combined
1987Overall
Super-G
Giant slalom

Season standings

Season Overall Downhill Super G Giant slalom Slalom Combined
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
198112.11211.4118.1419.228.35
198217.758.5925.1232.4
19835.1352.9710.4018.11
19848.1311.9518.248.43
19853.1972.814.8741.23.50
19861.2871.11510.244.7640.21.70
19871.2692.901.821.1204.12
19887.1433.8224.58.406.16
19892.2612.1426.273.8718.5
19904.2275.995.566.557.17

Race victories

25 race victories (14 downhill, 3 super G, 6 giant slalom, 2 combined)

Date Location Discipline
21 January 1983 MegèveDownhill
5 February 1983 SarajevoDownhill
8 December 1983 Val-d'IsèreDownhill
21 January 1984 VerbierDownhill
8 March 1985 Sunshine VillageDownhill
11 January 1986 Bad GasteinDownhill
12 January 1986 Bad GasteinCombined
5 February 1986 Val ZoldanaGiant slalom
1 March 1986 FuranoDownhill
8 March 1986 Sunshine VillageDownhill
9 March 1986 Sunshine VillageCombined
14 December 1986 Val d'IsèreSuper-G
20 December 1986 Val ZoldanaGiant slalom
6 January 1987 Saalbach-HinterglemmSuper-G
18 January 1987 BischofswiesenGiant slalom
27 February 1987 ZwieselGiant slalom
15 March 1987 VailSuper-G
22 March 1987 SarajevoGiant slalom
4 December 1987 Val-d'IsèreDownhill
16 January 1988 ZinalDownhill
15 December 1988 AltenmarktDownhill
19 January 1989 TignesDownhill
4 March 1989 FuranoGiant slalom
9 December 1989 Steamboat SpringsDownhill
13 January 1990 HausDownhill

World Championships results

Edition Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Combined
1982 Schladming12--11
1985 Bormio6-8-
1987 Crans-Montana113-
1989 Vail144-

Olympic results

Edition Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Combined
1984 Sarajevo2---
1988 Calgary4633

See also

References

  1. "Maria Walliser profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Walliser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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