Maria Ntanou

Maria Ntanou (Greek: Μαρία Ντάνου; born 3 March 1990 in Veria) is a Greek cross country skier, Olympian who has competed since 2007. She was an Athlete Role Model of 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

Maria Ntanou
Ntanou at the 2018 Winter Olympics
CountryGreece
Born (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990
Veria, Greece
Ski clubEOS Naousas
World Cup career
Seasons2018-2019
Indiv. podiums0
Indiv. starts4
Overall titles0
Updated on 24 March 2019.

Career

Ntanou finished 72nd in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and 76th at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, she finished 82nd in the individual sprint while being lapped in the 15 km pursuit event. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, she finished 8th in the 5 km qualification classic race. She also won the overall Greek national cup series in 2019.

Olympic Winter Games results

DatePlaceDisciplinePositionRef.
15 February 2010Vancouver10 km Free72nd
15 February 2018Pyeongchang10 km Free76th

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships results

DatePlaceDisciplinePositionRef.
21 February 2009Liberec15 km PursuitLPD
24 February 2009LiberecSprint Free82nd
28 February 2017Lahti10 km Classic75th
21 February 2019SeefeldSprint Free78th
23 February 2019SeefeldSkiathlon 7.5 km/7.5 km C/F58th
26 February 2019Seefeld10 km Free79th

FIS Balkan Cup results

Ntanou won bronze medal in the overall ranking of FIS Balkan Cup series in 2017 and in 2018.

SeasonPointsRankRef.
20174693rd
20185003rd

Greek National Championships results

DatePlaceDisciplinePositionRef.
10 January 2009SeliSprint Classic1st
11 January 2009Seli10 km Classic1st
11 March 2017PigadiaSprint Free1st
3 March 2018MetsovoSprint Free1st

Personal life

Ntanou grew up in Veria, a town in the north part of Greece with great tradition in winter sports. She studied Economic Science in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduated in 2012. At the age of 23, Ntanou moved to Lausanne to study Sport Administration and Technology (AISTS) at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

References

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