Maria Walliser

Maria Walliser
Personal information
Born	27 May 1963 (age 58); Mosnang, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Alpine skiing
Club	SC Libingen
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Olympic Games
World Championships

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

Walliser grew up in Mosnang, the daughter of a wealthy cattle breeder. She made her World Cup debut in 1980.^[1] 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.^[2]

Career[]

Walliser retired in 1990^{[citation needed]} 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.^[2]

World Cup victories[]

Season titles[]

Season	Discipline
1984	Downhill
1986	Overall
	Downhill
	Combined
1987	Overall
	Super-G
	Giant Slalom

Individual races[]

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

Date	Location	Race
21 January 1983	Megève	Downhill
5 February 1983	Sarajevo	Downhill
8 December 1983	Val-d'Isère	Downhill
21 January 1984	Verbier	Downhill
8 March 1985	Sunshine Village	Downhill
11 January 1986	Bad Gastein	Downhill
12 January 1986	Bad Gastein	Combined
5 February 1986		Giant Slalom
1 March 1986	Furano	Downhill
8 March 1986	Sunshine Village	Downhill
9 March 1986	Sunshine Village	Combined
14 December 1986	Val d'Isère	Super-G
20 December 1986	Val Zoldana	Giant Slalom
6 January 1987	Saalbach-Hinterglemm	Super-G
18 January 1987	Bischofswiesen	Giant Slalom
27 February 1987	Zwiesel	Giant Slalom
15 March 1987	Vail	Super-G
22 March 1987	Sarajevo	Giant Slalom
4 December 1987	Val-d'Isère	Downhill
16 January 1988	Zinal	Downhill
15 December 1988	Altenmarkt	Downhill
19 January 1989	Tignes	Downhill
4 March 1989	Furano	Giant Slalom
9 December 1989	Steamboat Springs	Downhill
13 January 1990	Haus	Downhill

References[]

^ Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

External links[]

Maria Walliser at Olympic.org (archived)
Maria Walliser at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
Maria Walliser at Olympics.com
Maria Walliser at Olympedia
Maria Walliser at FIS (alpine)
Maria Walliser at Ski-DB.com
Maria Walliser at Munzinger Sports Archives (in German)
Maria Walliser at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Awards
Preceded by Michela Figini	Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 1986–1987	Succeeded by Vreni Schneider

[1] Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[sr-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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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