Klaus Heidegger

Austrian alpine skier

Klaus Heidegger

Klaus Heidegger and wife Jami Morse Heidegger in 2014

Personal information
Born|  (1957-08-19) 19 August 1957 (age 66)
Götzens, Austria
Occupation| Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines| Technical events
World Cup debut| 1978
Retired| 1986
World Cup
Seasons| 9
Wins| 5
Podiums| 14

Medal record

Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
| World Cup race podiums

Event  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd
Slalom  | 3  | 4  | 2
Giant slalom  | 2  | 1  | 2
Total  | 5  | 5  | 4

Klaus Heidegger (born 19 August 1957) is an Austrian former alpine skier.

## Career

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He had five victories on the FIS World Cup circuit.[1] These were the giant slalom at Garmisch-Partenkirchen,[2] the slalom at Furano,[3] and the giant slalom at Voss,[4] all in 1977, and the slalom events at Wengen[5] and Kitzbühel,[6] both in 1978.[1] Heidegger finished second overall in the 1977 World Cup standings, behind Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden.[7]

Following his skiing career, Heidegger has served as co-president of the American cosmetic company Kiehl's, which was sold to L'Oreal for an estimated price of $100 million to $150 million in 2000.[8][9] Klaus Heidegger is also a co-founder of Masai Group International, provider of MBT Physiological Footwear, which received an investment from Berkshire Partners in 2007.[10]

Heidegger is married to Jami Morse Heidegger.[11][12] His son Max is a professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[13]

## References

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1. ^ a b Federation Internationale de Ski. "Biographie - HEIDEGGER Klaus". Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
2. ^ Milwaukee Sentinel. "Austrian Wins Giant slalom". 10 January 1977, p. 4 (part 2). Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
3. ^ St. Petersburg Times. "American wins skating grandslam". 28 February 1977, p. 3C. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
4. ^ The Spokesman-Review. "Austrian's victory cuts Cup ski lead". 18 March 1977, p. 30. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
5. ^ Schenectady Gazette. "Heidegger Ends Stenmark World Cup Winning Streak". 16 January 1978, p. 33. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
6. ^ Montreal Gazette. "Heidegger completes sweep by Austrians". 23 January 1978, p. 15. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
7. ^ Montreal Gazette. "Stenmark takes final cup event". 26 March 1977, p. 38. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
8. ^ Hays, Constance L. "Kiehl's Cosmetics Company Bought By France's L'Oreal". New York Times, 18 April 2000. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
9. ^ Fischer, Jan. "Klaus Heidegger: 'Die Firma kommt immer zuerst'". Format, 20 April 2013. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.
10. ^ "Berkshire Partners Invests in Masai Group International, Global Provider of MBT Physiological Footwear". www.berkshirepartners.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
11. ^ Schmidt, Ingrid (6 October 2017). "It's a real family affair for couple behind luxury skin-care line Retrouvé". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
12. ^ Clarke, Katherine (1 November 2018). "Kiehl's Heiress Slashes Price of Malibu Compound by $30 Million". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
13. ^ Patton, Mark (10 June 2020). "Gaucho basketball star hopes to be living to the Max soon again". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

## External links

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* Klaus Heidegger at FIS (alpine)
* Klaus Heidegger at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany