Ernestina Maenza (22 December 1908 – 25 July 1995) was a Spanish alpine skier. She competed in the women's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics with Margot Moles being the first Spanish female to participate in a Winter Olympic Games.[2][3][4][5][6]

Ernestina Maenza
Personal information
Full nameErnestina Maenza Fernández-Calvo
NationalitySpanish
Born(1908-12-22)22 December 1908[1]
Lucena, Spain
Died25 July 1995(1995-07-25) (aged 86)
Madrid, Spain
SpouseEnrique Herreros
Sport
SportAlpine skiing

She was married with Enrique Herreros mountaineer, humorist, drafter, poster artist, filmmaker and mountaineer, with whom she had a child.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Ernestina Maenza at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernestina Maenza Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ferrero, Clara (7 February 2017). "Si te gusta el deporte deberías saber quién es Margot Moles | Actualidad, Moda". S Moda EL PAÍS.
  4. ^ Córdoba, Diario. "Las mujeres que alcanzaron su sueño en la élite mundial". Diario Córdoba.
  5. ^ La senda abierta por Ernestina Maenza. Jiménez, A.D.ABC, pag. 84
  6. ^ a b Arrechea, Fernando (8 January 2014). "España debutó en unos Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Garmisch-Partenkirchen en febrero de 1936". Sphera Sports (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  7. ^ Royo-Villanova, Guillermina. "En casa del Herreros se tocan muchos palos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2016.