Heidi Biebl

Heidi Biebl ( born February 17, 1941 in Oberstaufen ) is a retired German alpine skier and gold medalist in downhill skiing at the Winter Olympics in 1960 in Squaw Valley, USA.

Life

From a young age became enthusiastic talent for alpine winter sports. After successful completion of the secondary school in Immenstadt Heidi Biebl served an apprenticeship in a ski factory in Erbach near Ulm. Your first racing success as a teenager she had since long ago brought behind. Determined, she worked in the Women's Equipe of the German Ski Association (DSV ) upwards.

Your greatest triumph she celebrated in 1960 in Squaw Valley as Olympic champion in downhill skiing. At age 19 she was the youngest gold medalist in these competitions. While sporting experts Heidi Biebl had credited a place in the medals because of their impressive performance in the pre-Olympic competitions, but that she was even first sparked great pleasure not only in the all-German team from. With her and Barbara Henneberger was at the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 two medal winners in skiing, the (then about 4500 inhabitants) are from the small town of Oberstaufen in the Allgäu native.

In her second Olympic Games in 1964 in Innsbruck, the Fourth Allgäu region both in downhill skiing as the slalom was. In the SDS- race in Grindelwald celebrated from 1961 to 1965 a total of five victories (1x departure, 1x 3x slalom and combination ). For their three victories combination it was established in 1965 with the Great Bambi - the highest awarded in the SDS- race award - honored. Besides it only reach Madeleine Berthod and Christl Cranz three combination victories in the SDS- race and thus the winning this award. From 1959-1965 Biebl won 14 German titles and also a German team title in 1969.

After disagreements with the DSV Oberstauferin ended in 1966 their athletic career. Heidi Biebl trained as a ski instructor and then opened her own ski school, with courses designed specifically for children and young people. For further foothold for them became a hotel in the spa town of Oberstaufen Schroth. On television, she was used by her sports career as a co- commentator for broadcasts.