Maria Walliser
Personal information
Born (1963-05-27) 27 May 1963
Mosnang, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events, giant slalom
ClubSC Libingen
World Cup debut1983
Retired1990
Olympics
Teams2
Medals3
World Championships
Teams4
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins25
Podiums72
Overall titles2
Discipline titles5
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing   Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 0 1
Giant slalom 6 5 6
Downhill 14 10 13
Super-G 3 3 3
Combined 2 3 3
Total 25 21 26
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary Alpine Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Crans-Montana Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1987 Crans-Montana Super-G
Gold medal – first place 1989 Vail Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Crans-Montana Giant slalom

Maria Walliser (born 27 May 1963) is a Swiss former alpine skier.[1]

Career

Walliser grew up in Mosnang, the daughter of a wealthy cattle breeder. She made her World Cup debut in 1980.[2] 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.[3]

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.[3]

World Cup results

Season titles

  • 7 titles – (2 Overall, 2 DH, 1 GS, 1 AC, 1 SG)
Season
Discipline
1984 Downhill
1986Overall
Downhill
Combined
1987Overall
Super-G
Giant slalom

Season standings

Season Overall Downhill Super G Giant slalom Slalom Combined
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
198112.11211.41––18.1419.228.35
198217.758.59––25.1232.4––
19835.1352.97––10.40––18.11
19848.1311.95––18.24––8.43
19853.1972.81––4.8741.23.50
19861.2871.11510.244.7640.21.70
19871.2692.901.821.120––4.12
19887.1433.8224.58.40––6.16
19892.2612.1426.273.87––18.5
19904.2275.995.566.55––7.17

Race victories

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

Date Location Discipline
21 January 1983France MegèveDownhill
5 February 1983Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SarajevoDownhill
8 December 1983France Val-d'IsèreDownhill
21 January 1984Switzerland VerbierDownhill
8 March 1985Canada Sunshine VillageDownhill
11 January 1986Austria Bad GasteinDownhill
12 January 1986Austria Bad GasteinCombined
5 February 1986Italy Val ZoldanaGiant slalom
1 March 1986Japan FuranoDownhill
8 March 1986Canada Sunshine VillageDownhill
9 March 1986Canada Sunshine VillageCombined
14 December 1986France Val d'IsèreSuper-G
20 December 1986Italy Val ZoldanaGiant slalom
6 January 1987Austria Saalbach-HinterglemmSuper-G
18 January 1987Germany BischofswiesenGiant slalom
27 February 1987Germany ZwieselGiant slalom
15 March 1987United States VailSuper-G
22 March 1987Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SarajevoGiant slalom
4 December 1987France Val-d'IsèreDownhill
16 January 1988Switzerland ZinalDownhill
15 December 1988Austria AltenmarktDownhill
19 January 1989France TignesDownhill
4 March 1989Japan FuranoGiant slalom
9 December 1989United States Steamboat SpringsDownhill
13 January 1990Austria HausDownhill

World Championships results

Edition Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Combined
Austria 1982 Schladming12--11
Italy 1985 Bormio6-8-
Switzerland 1987 Crans-Montana113-
United States 1989 Vail144-

Olympic results

Edition Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Combined
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo2---
Canada 1988 Calgary4633

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Walliser profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Johnson, William Oscar (27 January 1988). "Smooth as Clockwork". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. 1 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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