Maria Ntanou
Ntanou at the 2018 Winter Olympics
CountryGreece
Born (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990
Veria, Greece
Ski clubEOS Naousas
World Cup career
Seasons2018-2022

Maria Ntanou (Greek: Μαρία Ντάνου; born 3 March 1990) is a Greek cross-country skier, Olympian who has competed since 2007. She was an Athlete Role Model of 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Ntanou has represented her country, Greece, in three Winter Olympic Games, and she was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Career

Ntanou finished 72nd in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She took 76th place with +6:03.6 from the Norwegian Olympic Champion Ragnhild Haga at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, which is the best result for Greece in this discipline. In 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Ntanou competed in four disciplines: sprint, 10km classic, team sprint and 30km.

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.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf, Ntanou raced in four disciplines: sprint, skiathlon, 10 km free technique and team sprint.

Olympic Winter Games results

DatePlaceDisciplinePosition
15 February 2010Vancouver10 km Free72nd
15 February 2018Pyeongchang10 km Free76th
8 February 2022 Beijing Sprint Free 89th
10 February 2022 10 km Classic 88th
16 February 2022 Team Sprint 23rd
20 February 2022 30 km Free 61st

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships results

DatePlaceDisciplinePositionRef.
21 February 2009Liberec15 km PursuitLPD
24 February 2009Sprint Free82nd
28 February 2017Lahti10 km ClassicKQLF
21 February 2019SeefeldSprint Free78th
23 February 2019Skiathlon 7.5 km/7.5 km C/F58th
26 February 201910 km Free79th
2 March 2021 Oberstdorf 10 km Free 80th 7

FIS Balkan Cup results

Ntanou won a bronze medal in the overall ranking of the FIS Balkan Cup series in 2017 and 2018.

SeasonPointsRankRef.
20174693rd
20185003rd

Greek National Championships results

DatePlaceDisciplinePositionRef.
10 January 2009SeliSprint Classic1st
11 January 200910 km Classic1st
11 March 2017PigadiaSprint Free1st
3 March 2018MetsovoSprint Free1st

Personal life

Ntanou grew up in Naousa, a town in the northern part of Greece with great tradition in winter sports. She studied Economic Science at 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.

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