Maria Walliser

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

Maria Walliser
Personal information
Born27 May 1963 (1963-05-27) (age 58)
Mosnang, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
ClubSC Libingen
Medal record
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

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 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
1984Downhill
1986Overall
Downhill
Combined
1987Overall
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 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

See also

References
  1. Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. 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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