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Alpine skier
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19 August 1957(Innsbruck)
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Biography
Klaus Heidegger (born 19 August 1957) is an Austrian former alpine skier.
He had five victories on the FIS World Cup circuit. These were the giant slalom at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the slalom at Furano, and the giant slalom at Voss, all in 1977, and the slalom events at Wengen and Kitzbühel, both in 1978. Heidegger finished second overall in the 1977 World Cup standings, behind Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden.
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.