Maria Costa (ski mountaineer)

María Costa
Personal information
Full nameMaría Costa Díez
Born (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002
Santpedor, Spain
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSki mountaineering
Medal record
Women's ski mountaineering
Representing  Spain
Youth Olympic Games
2020 Lausanne Sprint race
2020 Lausanne Mixed relay

María Costa Díez (born 28 November 2002) is a Spanish ski mountaineer.

Career

Díez represented Spain at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in ski mountaineering, an event making its Youth Olympics debut.[1][2] She began the Youth Olympics with a gold medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:22.45.[3][4] She also won a bronze medal in the mixed relay with a time of 37:13.[5]

She will represent Spain at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Pavitt, Michael (14 January 2020). "ISMF eye Gangwon 2024 after ski mountaineering Youth Olympic debut ends with Swiss success". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Ski mountaineering - a breath-taking beginning". olympics.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ^ Barker, Philip (13 January 2020). "Diez wins women's ski mountaineering sprint event for first medal". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Happy athletes make skimo the "beautiful sport"". olympics.com. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  5. ^ Barker, Philip (10 January 2020). "Swiss joy with three golds on day one at Lausanne 2020". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  6. ^ Serna, Joaquín (8 December 2025). "María Costa y Ot Ferrer estarán en los Juegos de Milán-Cortina". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. ^ "España hará historia con 20 deportistas en los Juegos de Invierno de Milán-Cortina". efe.com (in Spanish). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.