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⚫ '''Heinz Kluetmeier''' (born 1942) is a ]-born ] ] for '']''. He has covered every ] for the magazine since the ] except one,<ref name="Q&A">{{cite magazine
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⚫ '''Heinz Kluetmeier''' (October 1, 1942 – January 14, 2025) was a ] for '']''. He covered every ] for the magazine since the ] except one.<ref name="Q&A">{{cite magazine
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|date=August 19, 2008 |access-date=December 7, 2009}}</ref> Kluetmeier was best known for his photo at the end of the ] game, which ran on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' without any caption.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2025 |title=Heinz Kluetmeier, photojournalist known for SI's Miracle On Ice picture, dies at 82 |url=https://apnews.com/article/heinz-kluetmeier-dead-photographer-miracle-on-ice-8a46f72d868a70fe7d48a52b107fad5e |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> He has over 100 ''Sports Illustrated'' cover photographs to his credits.<ref name="Lucie Awards profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.lucies.org/honorees/heinz-kluetmeier/ |title=Heinz Kluetmeier – 2007 Honoree: Achievement in Sports|publisher=The Lucie Awards|year=2007|accessdate=July 31, 2016}}</ref>
⚫ |date=August 19, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-07}}</ref> and has over 100 ''Sports Illustrated'' cover photographs to his credits.<ref name="Lucie Awards profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.lucies.org/honorees/heinz-kluetmeier/ |title=Heinz Kluetmeier - 2007 Honoree: Achievement in Sports|publisher=The Lucie Awards|year=2007|accessdate=2016-07-31}}</ref> He has served two stints as the magazine's director of photography and received the Lucie Award for outstanding achievement in sports photography in October 2007.<ref name="dartmouth">{{cite news|url=http://dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1305347&DB_OEM_ID=11600|title=A Snapshot in Time|first=Jack|last=DeGange|date=November 6, 2007|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-12-07}}</ref>


⚫ Kluetmeier served two stints as the magazine's director of photography and received the ] for outstanding achievement in sports photography in October 2007.<ref name="dartmouth">{{cite news|url=http://dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1305347&DB_OEM_ID=11600 |title=A Snapshot in Time|first=Jack|last=DeGange|date=November 6, 2007|publisher=]|accessdate=December 7, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708234108/http://dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1305347&DB_OEM_ID=11600 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kluetmeier was inducted into the ] in 2017.<ref name=":0" />
⚫ ==Early life and career==

⚫ Kluetmeier was born in ], ] and raised in ], and at age nine, moved with his family to ], in 1952.<ref name="dartmouth"/> He attended ] in Milwaukee, where he was a varsity swimmer and captain of the tennis team.<ref name="SI 1972">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088042/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025182019/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088042/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2012|title=Letter From The Publisher|date=November 26, 1973|magazine=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=2009-12-07}}</ref> By age 15, Kluetmeier was working as a freelance photographer for ], and covered the ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Korcek|first=Michael|title=Korcek: Bradley's photo in Sports Illustrated most iconic image for NIU|url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2016/02/09/korcek-bradleys-photo-in-sports-illustrated-most-iconic-image-for-niu/a3estki/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Shaw Local|language=en}}</ref>
⚫ ==Life and career==
===Early life===
⚫ Kluetmeier was born in Berlin on October 1, 1942.<ref name="wapo">{{cite news|title=Heinz Kluetmeier, who photographed defining moments for SI, dies at 82|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/01/17/heinz-kluetmeier-dead/|date=January 17, 2025|last=Smith|first=Harrison|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=January 17, 2025}}</ref> He was raised in ], and at age nine, moved with his family to ], in 1952.<ref name="dartmouth"/> He attended ] in Milwaukee, where he was a varsity swimmer and captain of the tennis team.<ref name="SI 1972">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088042/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025182019/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088042/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2012|title=Letter From The Publisher|date=November 26, 1973|magazine=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=December 7, 2009}}</ref> By age 15, Kluetmeier was working as a freelance photographer for '']'', and covered the ] and the ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Korcek|first=Michael|title=Korcek: Bradley's photo in Sports Illustrated most iconic image for NIU|url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2016/02/09/korcek-bradleys-photo-in-sports-illustrated-most-iconic-image-for-niu/a3estki/|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=Shaw Local|date=February 11, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>


He attended ] as an engineering major at the urging of his father, who "never believed that photography would develop into a career". Kluetmeier shot photographs for Dartmouth athletics and campus events and for the AP's Boston bureau, and continued to freelance in Milwaukee during the summers.<ref name="dartmouth"/> He attended ] as an engineering major at the urging of his father, who "never believed that photography would develop into a career". Kluetmeier shot photographs for Dartmouth athletics and campus events and for the AP's Boston bureau, and continued to freelance in Milwaukee during the summers.<ref name="dartmouth"/>


After graduating from Dartmouth in 1965, he worked for two years with Inland Steel, and then a year and a half at '']''. In 1969, Kluetmeier joined the staff at ] as a photographer for ] and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Snapshot in Time|url=https://dartmouthsports.com/news/2007/11/6/1305347.aspx|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Dartmouth College Athletics|language=en}}</ref> After graduating from Dartmouth in 1965, he worked for two years with Inland Steel, and then a year and a half at '']''. In 1969, Kluetmeier joined the staff at '']'' as a photographer for '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Snapshot in Time|url=https://dartmouthsports.com/news/2007/11/6/1305347.aspx|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=Dartmouth College Athletics|date=November 6, 2007 |language=en}}</ref>


==''Sports Illustrated'' career== ===''Sports Illustrated''===
Kluetmeier covered his first ] for '']'' at the ], and was twice the magazine's director of photography.<ref name="Q&A"/> He is now retired, but was the magazine's senior staff photographer. Kluetmeier covered his first ] for '']'' at the ], and served twice as the magazine's director of photography.<ref name="Q&A"/> He was the magazine's senior staff photographer.<ref>Jim Poyser, ''Quill'', July 13, 2009</ref>


Kluetmeier's work with ''SI'' includes the March 3, 1980 cover that shows the ] celebrating its semifinal game win over the ] in the "]" game at the ] at ]. The cover is the only one in the magazine's history to run without a headline or caption, because, in his words, "It didn't need it. Everyone in America knew what happened."<ref name="Q&A"/> Kluetmeier's best known ''SI'' work is the March 3, 1980, cover that shows the ] celebrating its semifinal game win over the ] in the "]" game at the ] at ]. The cover is the only one in the magazine's history to run without a headline or caption, because, in his words, "It didn't need it. Everyone in America knew what happened."<ref name="Q&A"/>


He has also created new techniques and gadgets to create his shots. At the ], Kluetmeier devised a way to use a remotely operated camera near the race finish line. He successfully caught the face of ] as he won the 1,500-meter race. Kluetmeier was the only photographer to place a remote camera, but "Now," he said in 1996, '"You go to the Olympics and there are like 50 remotes at the finish line."<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news He also created new techniques and gadgets to create his shots. At the ], Kluetmeier devised a way to use a remotely operated camera near the race finish line. He successfully caught the face of ] as he won the 1,500-meter race. Kluetmeier was the only photographer to place a remote camera, but "Now," he said in 1996, '"You go to the Olympics and there are like 50 remotes at the finish line."<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/27/arts/inside-photography.html?pagewanted=all |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/27/arts/inside-photography.html?pagewanted=all
|title=Inside Photography |title=Inside Photography
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|date=December 27, 1996|accessdate=2009-12-07}}</ref> |date=December 27, 1996
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002250/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/27/arts/inside-photography.html?pagewanted=all
|url-status=live
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Kluetmeier covered 1984 Winter Olympic Games in ] including the ski jumping events at Mt. Igman.<ref>D. Niebyl, Oct. 2011.</ref> Kluetmeier covered the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in ], including the ski jumping events at Mt. Igman.<ref>D. Niebyl, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130035421/https://www.spomenikdatabase.org/post/the-architectural-legacy-of-sarajevo-s-84-winter-olympics |date=January 30, 2022 }} Oct. 2011.</ref>
In 1992, he became the first photographer to place a camera underwater to capture swimming events.<ref name="NY Times"/> Sixteen years later at the ], Kluetmeier operated an underwater camera that showed the final second of the 100-meter butterfly race. The photographs in sequence showed ] touching the wall before ], even as Čavić appeared to win the race from above water.<ref>{{cite news During the ], he became the first photographer to place a camera underwater to capture swimming events.<ref name=":0" /> He did so again the next year at the ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="NY Times"/> Sixteen years later at the ], Kluetmeier operated an underwater camera that showed the final second of the 100-meter butterfly race. The photographs in sequence showed ] touching the wall before ], even as Čavić appeared to win the race from above water.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/olympics/2008/08/that_phantastic_phelps_phinish.html |url=http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/olympics/2008/08/that_phantastic_phelps_phinish.html
|title=That Phantastic Phelps Phinish, Phrame by Phrame |title=That Phantastic Phelps Phinish, Phrame by Phrame
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|last=Judd |last=Judd
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|date=August 16, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-07}}</ref> |date=August 16, 2008
|accessdate=December 7, 2009
|archive-date=February 27, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227235227/http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/olympics/2008/08/that_phantastic_phelps_phinish.html
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===Illness and death===
Kluetmeier had ] and a stroke, and died of complications at his home in Manhattan, New York City on January 14, 2025, at the age of 82.<ref name="wapo" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Wertheim |first=Jon |date=January 14, 2025 |title=SI Photographer Heinz Kluetmeier's Eye for the Iconic Made Him One of a Kind |url=https://www.si.com/media/remembering-sports-illustrated-photographer-heinz-kluetmeier-iconic-career |access-date=January 16, 2025 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref>


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American photographer (1942–2025)

Heinz Kluetmeier
Colour, three-quarter profile press shot of an unshaven man with receding, greying hair.Heinz Kluetmeier at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Born(1942-10-01)October 1, 1942
Berlin, Germany
DiedJanuary 14, 2025(2025-01-14) (aged 82)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationPhotojournalist
OrganizationsSports Illustrated
AwardsLucie Award

Heinz Kluetmeier (October 1, 1942 – January 14, 2025) was a sports photographer for Sports Illustrated. He covered every Olympic Games for the magazine since the 1972 Munich games except one. Kluetmeier was best known for his photo at the end of the Miracle on Ice game, which ran on the cover of Sports Illustrated without any caption. He has over 100 Sports Illustrated cover photographs to his credits.

Kluetmeier served two stints as the magazine's director of photography and received the Lucie Award for outstanding achievement in sports photography in October 2007. Kluetmeier was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2017.

Life and career

Early life

Kluetmeier was born in Berlin on October 1, 1942. He was raised in Bremen, and at age nine, moved with his family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1952. He attended Custer High School in Milwaukee, where he was a varsity swimmer and captain of the tennis team. By age 15, Kluetmeier was working as a freelance photographer for The Associated Press, and covered the Green Bay Packers and the 1960 presidential campaign.

He attended Dartmouth College as an engineering major at the urging of his father, who "never believed that photography would develop into a career". Kluetmeier shot photographs for Dartmouth athletics and campus events and for the AP's Boston bureau, and continued to freelance in Milwaukee during the summers.

After graduating from Dartmouth in 1965, he worked for two years with Inland Steel, and then a year and a half at The Milwaukee Journal. In 1969, Kluetmeier joined the staff at Time Inc. as a photographer for Life and Sports Illustrated.

Sports Illustrated

Kluetmeier covered his first Olympic Games for Sports Illustrated at the 1972 Munich games, and served twice as the magazine's director of photography. He was the magazine's senior staff photographer.

Kluetmeier's best known SI work is the March 3, 1980, cover that shows the American hockey team celebrating its semifinal game win over the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" game at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New York. The cover is the only one in the magazine's history to run without a headline or caption, because, in his words, "It didn't need it. Everyone in America knew what happened."

He also created new techniques and gadgets to create his shots. At the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Kluetmeier devised a way to use a remotely operated camera near the race finish line. He successfully caught the face of Sebastian Coe as he won the 1,500-meter race. Kluetmeier was the only photographer to place a remote camera, but "Now," he said in 1996, '"You go to the Olympics and there are like 50 remotes at the finish line."

Kluetmeier covered the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo, including the ski jumping events at Mt. Igman.

During the 1991 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first photographer to place a camera underwater to capture swimming events. He did so again the next year at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Sixteen years later at the 2008 Beijing games, Kluetmeier operated an underwater camera that showed the final second of the 100-meter butterfly race. The photographs in sequence showed Michael Phelps touching the wall before Milorad Čavić, even as Čavić appeared to win the race from above water.

Illness and death

Kluetmeier had Parkinson's disease and a stroke, and died of complications at his home in Manhattan, New York City on January 14, 2025, at the age of 82.

References

  1. ^ Deitsch, Richrd (August 19, 2008). "Heinz Q&A". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  2. "Heinz Kluetmeier, photojournalist known for SI's Miracle On Ice picture, dies at 82". Associated Press. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. "Heinz Kluetmeier – 2007 Honoree: Achievement in Sports". The Lucie Awards. 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  4. ^ DeGange, Jack (November 6, 2007). "A Snapshot in Time". Dartmouth College Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  5. ^ Wertheim, Jon (January 14, 2025). "SI Photographer Heinz Kluetmeier's Eye for the Iconic Made Him One of a Kind". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  6. ^ Smith, Harrison (January 17, 2025). "Heinz Kluetmeier, who photographed defining moments for SI, dies at 82". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. "Letter From The Publisher". Sports Illustrated. November 26, 1973. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  8. Korcek, Michael (February 11, 2016). "Korcek: Bradley's photo in Sports Illustrated most iconic image for NIU". Shaw Local. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. "A Snapshot in Time". Dartmouth College Athletics. November 6, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. Jim Poyser, SDX Award Winners: Photography Quill, July 13, 2009
  11. ^ Loke, Margarett (December 27, 1996). "Inside Photography". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  12. D. Niebyl, The Architectural Legacy of Sarajevo's '84 Winter Olympics Archived January 30, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Oct. 2011.
  13. Judd, Ron (August 16, 2008). "That Phantastic Phelps Phinish, Phrame by Phrame". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2009.

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