Marina Kiehl (born 12 January 1965) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.
 Marina Kiehl in 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 January 1965 (age 59) Munich, West Germany | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||
| Club | TSV 1860 München | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCompeting 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
editSeason titles
edit| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Giant slalom |
| 1986 | Super-G |
Season standings
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20 | — | 5 | not run | 11 | 10 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19 | — | 5 | not run | 6 | not run |
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | 13 | 1 | — |
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Janet (5 March 1984). "West German takes super Giant Slalom". Montreal Gazette. p. C8.
- ^ Marina Kiehl. sports-reference.com
External links
edit- Marina Kiehl at FIS (alpine)
- Marina Kiehl at Olympedia
- Marina Kiehl at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
