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 place1988 Calgary Downhill

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
1985Giant slalom
1986Super-G

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
19821781not run30
19831866not
awarded
(w/ GS)
24
19841994149
1985204177
19862181111010
19872210836
1988231813208

Race victories

  • 7 wins – (6 SG, 1 GS)
  • 18 podiums – (2 DH, 9 SG, 4 GS, 3 K)
Season Date Location Race
19844 March 1984Canada Mont Sainte-Anne, CanadaSuper-G
198515 December 1984Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalyGiant slalom
26 January 1985 Switzerland  Arosa, SwitzerlandSuper-G
10 March 1985Canada Banff, CanadaSuper-G
19867 December 1985Italy Sestriere, ItalySuper-G
16 March 1986United States Vail, USASuper-G
198715 March 1987Super-G

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1985205not run1110
19872264

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1984195not run6not run
198823131

References

  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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