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Maya Pedersen-Bieri

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Maya Pedersen-Bieri (born 27 November 1972 in Spiez) is a Swiss-Norwegian skeleton racer who has competed since 1995. She won the gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She retired from the sport in 2010 before returning to compete for Norway (the country of her husband and coach, Snorre Pedersen) in 2016, becoming at the oldest woman to start a World Cup race when she returned to the top level of skeleton in 2017. She is listed in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation athlete registration system as Maya Pedersen. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Maya Pedersen-Bieri is the 4,127th most popular athlete (down from 3,410th in 2024), the 915th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 849th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Swiss Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maya Pedersen-Bieri ranks 4,127 out of 6,025. Before her are Andris Šics, Yoko Tanabe, Lee Sung-jin, Anatoly Laryukov, Koos Maasdijk, and Grant Fisher. After her are Elien Meijer, Elena Lashmanova, Jens Steinigen, Hestrie Cloete, Judith Zeidler, and Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Maya Pedersen-Bieri ranks 1,039. Before her are Lyudmila Galkina, Tomohiro Hasumi, Toshihiro Uchida, Ill Bill, Marcos Serrano, and Mónica Ayos. After her are Danielle Scott-Arruda, Yoshinori Abe, Jason Hervey, Darren Anderton, Hideki Yoshioka, and Zdeněk Svoboda.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Maya Pedersen-Bieri ranks 915 out of 1,015. Before her are Martin Stocklasa (1979), Kevin Mbabu (1995), Toni Brunner (1974), Shkëlzen Gashi (1988), Pajtim Kasami (1992), and Colette Brand (1967). After her are Marcel Fischer (1978), Ardon Jashari (2002), Lia Wälti (1993), Rebeka Masarova (1999), Silvan Dillier (1990), and Jolanda Neff (1993).

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Among ATHLETES In Switzerland

Among athletes born in Switzerland, Maya Pedersen-Bieri ranks 56. Before her are Guido Acklin (1969), Dominic Andres (1972), Simone Niggli-Luder (1978), Viktor Röthlin (1974), Markus Wasser (1968), and Magali Messmer (1971). After her are Marcel Fischer (1978), Philipp Schoch (1979), Beat Seitz (1973), Markus Nüssli (1971), Nicola Spirig (1982), and Tanja Frieden (1976).

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