Maria Wennerström | |
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Curler | |
Born |
April 10, 1985 Skellefteå, Sweden |
Team | |
Curling club |
Skellefteå CK, Skellefteå, SWE |
Skip | Margaretha Sigfridsson |
Fourth | Cissi Östlund |
Third | Christina Bertrup |
Second | Maria Wennerström |
Alternate | Agnes Knochenhauer |
Career | |
World Championship appearances |
5 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) |
European Championship appearances |
4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
Olympic appearances |
1 (2014) |
Maria Wennerström (born 4 October 1985) is a Swedish curler. She currently throws second stones on a team skipped by Margaretha Sigfridsson.
Wennerström's junior career sent her to four straight World Junior Curling Championships, from 2003 to 2006. At the 2003 World Junior Curling Championships, she was the alternate for the Swedish team skipped by Stina Viktorsson. Wennerström didn't play in any matches, and the team finished 4th. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, Wennerström played lead for Viktorsson's team, and they improved on their 2003 record, by winning the bronze medal. At the 2005 World Junior Curling Championships, Wennerström was promoted, this time to play second for Viktorsson, and they had even more success, winning the silver medal, after losing in the final match against Switzerland's Tania Grivel. The team would return to the World Juniors the following year, however at the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships, they could not improve on their record, finishing 8th overall.
After juniors, Wennerström would continue to play with Viktorsson when they participated in the 2007 Winter Universiade, playing third on the team. The rink finished in 4th place. The following year, Wennerström was moved back to second on Viktorsson's rink when they played at the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. The team finished in 6th place at the event. The following year, they played in the 2009 Winter Universiade with Wennerström throwing third rocks again. They would finish 6th. The team would find their most success the following year, when they won the gold medal at the 2010 European Curling Championships, defeating Scotland's Eve Muirhead in the final. Wennerström played second on that team.