Macarena Simari Birkner

Macarena Simari Birkner
Personal information
Nationality Argentine
Born (1984-11-22) November 22, 1984
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Height 168 cm (66 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Website www.sbskiteam.com
Sport
Country Argentina
Sport Skiing
Event(s) Alpine Skiing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2002 Winter Olympics "Salt Lake City" 17 combine; 31 super G 2006 Winter Olympics "Torino":
Giant Slalom–31
Slalom–36
Super-G–DNF
Combined–26
2010 Winter Olympics "Vancouver":
Downhill– 31
Slalom– 37 & 36
Giant Slalom– 51 & 45
Super-G– 32
Super Combined– 27 & 26
2014 Winter Olympics "Sochi":
Downhill– 32
Slalom– 27
Giant Slalom– 39
Super-G– 26
Super Combined– 20

Macarena Simari Birkner (born November 22, 1984) is a female skier from Argentina. She has represented Argentina in 2002, 2006, 2010 and the 2014 Winter Olympics, in the Alpine skiing events.[1][2] She also took part in the 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup, where she came 20th in the Women's Combined, and in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009. She is the sister of fellow alpine skiers Cristian Simari Birkner and María Belén Simari Birkner.[3] She was in a relationship with British former alpine skier Noel Baxter, with whom she has a child.[4] Simari Birkner, has set an impressive record having completed all the five Alpine Ski events in both 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games. She shares this record with pluri-medalist Tina Maze.

Results

2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup:
slalom; 31
2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup
combine;21
2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup:
Combined– 20
26 slalom
2006 Winter Olympics:
Giant Slalom–31
Slalom–36
Super-G–DNF
Combined–26
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009:
Super Combined– 23
Downhill– 30
Giant Slalom– 37
2010 Winter Olympics:
Downhill– 31
Slalom– 37 & 36
Giant Slalom– 51 & 45
Super-G– 32
Super Combined– 27 & 26
2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup:
21 super combi; 31 Downhill; 34 slalom
2014 Winter Olympics:
Downhill– 32
Slalom– 27
Giant Slalom– 39
Super-G– 26
Super Combined– 20

References

  1. ↑ "Macarena Simari Birkner, Alpine Skiing". www.vancouver2010.com. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Macarena Simari Birkner". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Mallon, Bill (20 January 2014). "Multiple Siblings at the Winter Olympics". OlympStats. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Baxters end season on downhill note". Strathspey and Badenoch Herald. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2014.


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