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

Career 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.

World Cup results Season titles 7 titles – (2 Overall, 2 DH, 1 GS, 1 AC, 1 SG) SeasonDiscipline 1984 Downhill 1986 Overall Downhill Combined 1987 Overall 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 1981 12. 112 11. 41 – – 18. 14 19. 22 8. 35 1982 17. 75 8. 59 – – 25. 12 32. 4 – – 1983 5. 135 2. 97 – – 10. 40 – – 18. 11 1984 8. 131 1. 95 – – 18. 24 – – 8. 43 1985 3. 197 2. 81 – – 4. 87 41. 2 3. 50 1986 1. 287 1. 115 10. 24 4. 76 40. 2 1. 70 1987 1. 269 2. 90 1. 82 1. 120 – – 4. 12 1988 7. 143 3. 82 24. 5 8. 40 – – 6. 16 1989 2. 261 2. 142 6. 27 3. 87 – – 18. 5 1990 4. 227 5. 99 5. 56 6. 55 – – 7. 17

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

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

World Championships results Edition Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Combined 1982 Schladming 12--11 1985 Bormio 6-8 - 1987 Crans-Montana113- 1989 Vail144-

Olympic results Edition Downhill Super-G Giant slalom Combined 1984 Sarajevo2--- 1988 Calgary4633

See also List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners

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