Maria Ntanou
Maria Ntanou | |
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![]() Ntanou at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
Country | Greece |
Born | Veria, Greece | 3 March 1990
Ski club | EOS Naousas |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2018-2019 |
Starts | 4 |
Podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 |
Updated on 24 March 2019. |
Maria Ntanou (Greek: Μαρία Ντάνου; born 3 March 1990 in Veria) is a Greek cross country skier, Olympian who has competed since 2007. She was an Athlete Role Model of 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
Career
Ntanou finished 72nd in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and 76th at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, she finished 82nd in the individual sprint while being lapped in the 15 km pursuit event. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, she finished 8th in the 5 km qualification classic race. She also won the overall Greek national cup series in 2019.
Olympic Winter Games results
Date | Place | Discipline | Position | Ref. |
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15 February 2010 | Vancouver | 10 km Free | 72nd | [1] |
15 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | 10 km Free | 76th | [2] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships results
Date | Place | Discipline | Position | Ref. |
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21 February 2009 | Liberec | 15 km Pursuit | LPD | [3] |
24 February 2009 | Liberec | Sprint Free | 82nd | [4] |
28 February 2017 | Lahti | 10 km Classic | 75th | [5] |
21 February 2019 | Seefeld | Sprint Free | 78th | [6] |
23 February 2019 | Seefeld | Skiathlon 7.5 km/7.5 km C/F | 58th | [7] |
26 February 2019 | Seefeld | 10 km Free | 79th | [8] |
FIS Balkan Cup results
Ntanou won bronze medal in the overall ranking of FIS Balkan Cup series in 2017 and in 2018.
Season | Points | Rank | Ref. |
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2017 | 469 | 3rd | [9] |
2018 | 500 | 3rd | [10] |
Greek National Championships results
Date | Place | Discipline | Position | Ref. |
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10 January 2009 | Seli | Sprint Classic | 1st | [11] |
11 January 2009 | Seli | 10 km Classic | 1st | [12] |
11 March 2017 | Pigadia | Sprint Free | 1st | [13] |
3 March 2018 | Metsovo | Sprint Free | 1st | [14] |
Personal life
Ntanou grew up in Naousa, a town in the north part of Greece with great tradition in winter sports. She studied Economic Science in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduated in 2012. At the age of 23, Ntanou moved to Lausanne to study Sport Administration and Technology (AISTS) at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.