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Born | 12 January 1965 59) Munich, West Germany | (age|||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||
Club | TSV 1860 München | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Marina Kiehl (born 12 January 1965) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany.
Career
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
Season titles
Season | Discipline |
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1985 | Giant slalom |
1986 | Super-G |
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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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
- 7 wins – (6 SG, 1 GS)
- 18 podiums – (2 DH, 9 SG, 4 GS, 3 K)
Season | Date | Location | Race |
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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
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1985 | 20 | — | 5 | not run | 11 | 10 |
1987 | 22 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Olympic results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1984 | 19 | — | 5 | not run | 6 | not run |
1988 | 23 | — | — | 13 | 1 | — |
References
- ↑ Brooks, Janet (5 March 1984). "West German takes super Giant Slalom". Montreal Gazette. p. C8.
- ↑ Marina Kiehl. sports-reference.com
External links
- Marina Kiehl at FIS (alpine)
- Marina Kiehl at Olympedia
- Marina Kiehl at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
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