Christa Kinshofer

Christa Kinshofer

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Personal information
Born	24 January 1961 (1961-01-24) (age 63) Rosenheim, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Alpine skiing
Club	SC Miesbach
Medal record Representing West Germany Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Slalom 1988 Calgary Giant slalom 1988 Calgary Slalom

Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein (born 24 January 1961) is a retired German alpine skier. She won a silver medal in the slalom event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Eight years later at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Kinshofer won two more silver medals in the giant slalom and bronze in the slalom.

Kinshofer started competing in alpine skiing in 1971. In 1979 she won the world cup in giant slalom, and was elected German Sportswoman of the Year. After the 1980 Olympics she competed briefly for the Netherlands, but returned to West Germany for the 1988 Olympics, after which she retired from skiing. Later she co-wrote a book Fit for Success, and became an organizer of golf and ski events.

World Cup victories

Overall victories

Season	Discipline
1979 Alpine Skiing World Cup	Giant slalom

Individual victories

Date	Location	Race
18 December 1978	Val d'Isère	Giant slalom
7 January 1979	Les Gets	Giant slalom
6 February 1979	Berchtesgaden	Giant slalom
8 March 1979	Aspen	Giant slalom
11 March 1979	Heavenly	Giant slalom
21 January 1981	Crans-Montana	Combined
19 December 1987	Piancavallo	Slalom

References

Awards
Preceded by Maria Epple	German Sportswoman of the Year 1979	Succeeded by Irene Epple