Marina Kiehl (born 12 January 1965) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.

Marina Kiehl
Marina Kiehl in 2015
Personal information
Born12 January 1965 (1965-01-12) (age 59)
Munich, West Germany
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
ClubTSV 1860 München
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Downhill

Career

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Competing for West Germany in the 1980s, Kiehl gained her first World Cup victory in a Super-G competition in March 1984 in Quebec.[1] She won season titles in giant slalom In 1985 and in Super-G in 1986. The major highlight in Kiehl's career came at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, when she won a gold medal in the downhill, ahead of Brigitte Oertli and Karen Percy.[2]

Kiehl retired from competitions after the Calgary Olympics, aged 23.

World Cup results

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Season titles

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Season Discipline
1985 Giant slalom
1986 Super-G

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
1982 17 81 not run 30
1983 18 66 not
awarded
(w/ GS)
24
1984 19 9 4 14 9
1985 20 4 1 7 7
1986 21 8 11 1 10 10
1987 22 10 8 3 6
1988 23 18 13 20 8

Race victories

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  • 7 wins – (6 SG, 1 GS)
  • 18 podiums – (2 DH, 9 SG, 4 GS, 3 K)
Season Date Location Race
1984 4 March 1984   Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada Super-G
1985 15 December 1984   Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Giant slalom
26 January 1985     Arosa, Switzerland Super-G
10 March 1985   Banff, Canada Super-G
1986 7 December 1985   Sestriere, Italy Super-G
16 March 1986   Vail, USA Super-G
1987 15 March 1987 Super-G

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1985 20 5 not run 11 10
1987 22 6 4

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1984 19 5 not run 6 not run
1988 23 13 1

References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Janet (5 March 1984). "West German takes super Giant Slalom". Montreal Gazette. p. C8.
  2. ^ Marina Kiehl. sports-reference.com
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