Maria Walliser
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Maria Walliser (born 27 May 1963) is a Swiss former alpine skier.
Career
Walliser grew up in Mosnang, the daughter of a wealthy cattle breeder. She made her World Cup debut in 1980. 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.
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.
World Cup results
Season titles
Season standings
| Season | Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant slalom | Slalom | Combined | ||||||
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | |
| 1981 | 12. | 112 | 11. | 41 | – | – | 18. | 14 | 19. | 22 | 8. | 35 |
| 1982 | 17. | 75 | 8. | 59 | – | – | 25. | 12 | 32. | 4 | – | – |
| 1983 | 5. | 135 | 2. | 97 | – | – | 10. | 40 | – | – | 18. | 11 |
| 1984 | 8. | 131 | 1. | 95 | – | – | 18. | 24 | – | – | 8. | 43 |
| 1985 | 3. | 197 | 2. | 81 | – | – | 4. | 87 | 41. | 2 | 3. | 50 |
| 1986 | 1. | 287 | 1. | 115 | 10. | 24 | 4. | 76 | 40. | 2 | 1. | 70 |
| 1987 | 1. | 269 | 2. | 90 | 1. | 82 | 1. | 120 | – | – | 4. | 12 |
| 1988 | 7. | 143 | 3. | 82 | 24. | 5 | 8. | 40 | – | – | 6. | 16 |
| 1989 | 2. | 261 | 2. | 142 | 6. | 27 | 3. | 87 | – | – | 18. | 5 |
| 1990 | 4. | 227 | 5. | 99 | 5. | 56 | 6. | 55 | – | – | 7. | 17 |
Race victories
25 race victories (14 downhill, 3 super G, 6 giant slalom, 2 combined)
| Date | Location | Discipline |
| 21 January 1983 | France Megève | Downhill |
| 5 February 1983 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo | Downhill |
| 8 December 1983 | France Val-d'Isère | Downhill |
| 21 January 1984 | Switzerland Verbier | Downhill |
| 8 March 1985 | Canada Sunshine Village | Downhill |
| 11 January 1986 | Austria Bad Gastein | Downhill |
| 12 January 1986 | Austria Bad Gastein | Combined |
| 5 February 1986 | Italy Val Zoldana[it] | Giant slalom |
| 1 March 1986 | Japan Furano | Downhill |
| 8 March 1986 | Canada Sunshine Village | Downhill |
| 9 March 1986 | Canada Sunshine Village | Combined |
| 14 December 1986 | France Val d'Isère | Super-G |
| 20 December 1986 | Italy Val Zoldana | Giant slalom |
| 6 January 1987 | Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm | Super-G |
| 18 January 1987 | Germany Bischofswiesen | Giant slalom |
| 27 February 1987 | Germany Zwiesel | Giant slalom |
| 15 March 1987 | United States Vail | Super-G |
| 22 March 1987 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo | Giant slalom |
| 4 December 1987 | France Val-d'Isère | Downhill |
| 16 January 1988 | Switzerland Zinal | Downhill |
| 15 December 1988 | Austria Altenmarkt | Downhill |
| 19 January 1989 | France Tignes | Downhill |
| 4 March 1989 | Japan Furano | Giant slalom |
| 9 December 1989 | United States Steamboat Springs | Downhill |
| 13 January 1990 | Austria Haus | Downhill |
World Championships results
| Edition | Downhill | Super-G | Giant slalom | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria 1982 Schladming | 12 | - | - | 11 |
| Italy 1985 Bormio | 6 | - | 8 | - |
| Switzerland 1987 Crans-Montana | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| United States 1989 Vail | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
Olympic results
| Edition | Downhill | Super-G | Giant slalom | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo | 2 | - | - | - |
| Canada 1988 Calgary | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
See also
External links
- at FIS (alpine)
- at Olympics.com
- at Olympedia
- at InterSportStats
- at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database