Sport Alpine skiing Height 1.68 m Club SC Libingen Weight 60 kg | Name Maria Walliser Spouse Guido Anesini Role Olympic athlete | |
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Children Noemi Anesini, Siri Anesini Similar People Michela Figini, Vreni Schneider, Anita Wachter, Christa Kinshofer, Olga Charvatova | ||
Maria walliser wins downhill steamboat springs 1989
Maria Walliser (born 27 May 1963) is a Swiss former alpine skier.
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- Maria walliser wins downhill steamboat springs 1989
- Maria Walliser downhill gold WCH Vail 1989
- Individual races
- References
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 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.
Maria Walliser downhill gold (WCH Vail 1989)
Individual races
25 race victories (14 Downhill, 3 super G, 6 Giant Slalom, 2 combined)