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German alpine skier

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

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. 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.

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

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
1985 Giant slalom
1986 Super-G

Season standings

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

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

World Championship results

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

Olympic results

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

References

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

External links

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