Maria Walliser

Maria Walliser
Personal information
Born	27 May 1963 (age 57); Mosnang, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Alpine skiing
Club	SC Libingen
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]

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

References

Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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 the International Ski Federation
Maria Walliser at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
Maria Walliser at the International Olympic Committee

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

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

[sr-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.