Maria Theurl

Maria Theurl - Walcher born Theurl ( born August 11, 1966 in Assling, East Tyrol ) is a former Austrian cross-country skier and Sportfunktionärin.

Career as a cross-country skiers

Maria Theurl began her career as a late starter in Skigymnasium Stams and was 15 years in the Cross Country World Cup active. She participated in two Olympic Games (Calgary 1988, Nagano 1998) and six Nordic World Ski Championships in part (Oberstdorf 1987, Lahti 1989, Val di Fiemme in 1991, Falun 1993, Trondheim 1997, Ramsau 1999). Your biggest success the Osttirolerin by winning the bronze medal over 15 km of skating at the home 1999 World Cup in Ramsau am Dachstein. This was the first and only to date medal win an Austrian cross country skier at a major international event.

In addition, the athlete who started during her career for the Ski Club Kitzbühel numerous top 10 places reached the World Cup and won three times the Worldloppet.

After the career

After the end of her career she has been a trainer and was responsible for female youth in the Austrian Ski Federation. She currently performs the function of a coach consultant of the province of Styria. Maria Theurl is married to the former Austrian cross-country skiers Achim Walcher and has a daughter ( Witta -Luisa * 2002). She lives today in Ramsau am Dachstein, the place of their greatest triumph. The local church Ramsau made ​​the athlete a gift, she named the local cross-country trail after her.

Best Merits

World Championships

  • Bronze medal over 15 km of skating in Ramsau 1999

Other successes

  • 3 x Worldloppet overall winner (1995, 1996, 1998 )
  • 1 x winner of the American Birkebeiner
  • 35 x Austrian Champion
  • 3 x Tyrol Champion
  • Cross-country skiing ( Austria )
  • Olympian ( Austria )
  • Athletes ( Kitzbühel)
  • Austrian
  • Born in 1966
  • Woman
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 Winter Olympic Games Worldloppet Ski Federation
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