Maria Epple

Maria Epple Beck (born in Seeg on March 11, 1959) is a retired Alpine skier of Germany. In 1978 she was World champions in women's giant slalom. She is the sister of Irene Epple.

World Champions in Women's Giant Slalom
  • 1950: Dagmar Rom
  • 1952: Andrea Mead-Lawrence
  • 1954: Lucienne Schmith
  • 1956: Ossi Reichert
  • 1958: Lucille Wheeler
  • 1960: Yvonne Rüegg
  • 1962: Marianne Jahn
  • 1964: Marielle Goitschel
  • 1966: Marielle Goitschel
  • 1968: Nancy Greene
  • 1970: Betsy Clifford
  • 1972: Marie-Theres Nadig
  • 1974: Fabienne Serrat
  • 1976: Kathy Kreiner
  • 1978: Maria Epple
  • 1980: Hanni Wenzel
  • 1982: Erika Hess
  • 1985: Diann Roffe
  • 1987: Vreni Schneider
  • 1989: Vreni Schneider
  • 1991: Pernilla Wiberg
  • 1993: Carole Merle
  • 1996: Deborah Compagnoni
  • 1997: Deborah Compagnoni
  • 1999: Alexandra Meissnitzer
  • 2001: Sonja Nef
  • 2003: Anja Pärson
  • 2005: Anja Pärson
  • 2007: Nicole Hosp
  • 2009: Kathrin Hölzl
  • 2011: Tina Maze
  • 2013: Tessa Worley


Awards
Preceded by
Eva Wilms
German Sportswoman of the Year
1978
Succeeded by
Christa Kinshofer

Famous quotes containing the word maria:

    Not since Moses has anyone seen a mountain so greatly.
    —Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926)