Heidi Biebl (17 February 1941 – 20 January 2022) was a German alpine skier.
![]() Biebl in 1960 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | [1] Oberstaufen, Bavaria, Germany | 17 February 1941|||||||||||
Died | 20 January 2022 Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany | (aged 80)|||||||||||
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||
Club | SC Oberstaufen | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 1960, 1964 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBiebl won gold medal in the downhill at the 1960 Winter Olympics, just three days after her 19th birthday, becoming the games' youngest gold medal winner. She also competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth in both the downhill and slalom events.[1] Biebl died on 20 January 2022, at the age of 80.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heidi Biebl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010.
- ^ "Trauer um Olympiasiegerin: Heidi Biebl ist tot". BR. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Heidi Biebl at FIS (alpine)
- Heidi Biebl at Olympedia