Marina Kiehl (born 12 January 1965) is a former

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alpine ski racer from

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Career

Competing for

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in the 1980s, Kiehl gained her first World Cup victory in a Super-G competition in March

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. She won season titles in Giant slalom In

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and in Super-G in

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. The major highlight in Kiehl's career came at the 1988 Olympics in

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, when she won a gold medal in the

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, ahead of Brigitte Oertli and Karen Percy.Marina Kiehl
sports-reference.com Kiehl retired from competitions after the Calgary Olympics, aged 23.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race victories

* 7 wins – (6 SG, 1 GS) * 18 podiums – (2 DH, 9 SG, 4 GS, 3 K)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiehl, Marina 1965 births Living people Skiers from Munich German female alpine skiers Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of West Germany