María José Rienda

Alpine skier, Olympic athlete

1975 –

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Who is María José Rienda?

María José Rienda Contreras is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.

Rienda won the last two giant slaloms of the 2005 season, the first victory for a Spanish ski racer since Blanca Fernández Ochoa in December 1991. Rienda has 6 World Cup victories, all in giant slalom.

María Rienda represented Spain at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. She missed the 2007 season and most of the 2008 season due to injuries. She retired from giant slalom in Špindlerův Mlýn on 11 March 2011.

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Born
Jun 12, 1975
Granada
Also known as
  • María José Rienda Contreras
  • Mery
Nationality
  • Spain
Profession
Lived in
  • Spain

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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