Jean Saubert

— Alpine skier —

Saubert c. 1964

Disciplines

Downhill, Giant slalom,
Slalom, Combined

Born

May 1, 1942
Roseburg, Oregon, U.S.

Died

May 15, 2007 (aged 65)
Bigfork, Montana, U.S.

Height

5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Retired

August 1966 (age 24)

Olympics

Teams

1 – (1964)

Medals

2 (0 gold)

World Championships

Teams

3 – (1962, 1964, 1966)

Medals

2 (0 gold)

Medal record

Women’s alpine skiing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships
	1964 Innsbruck	Giant slalom
	1964 Innsbruck	Slalom

Jean Marlene Saubert (May 1, 1942 – May 14, 2007) was an alpine ski racer from the United States. She won two medals in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. After graduating from college, Saubert became an educator.

Born in Roseburg, Oregon, Saubert grew up in Cascadia and graduated from Lakeview High School in 1960. She learned to ski at Hoodoo Butte and raced competitively at Mount Hood and Mount Bachelor.

In 1962, Saubert earned a spot on the U.S. Ski Team and her first international competition was the 1962 World Championships in Chamonix, France, where she finished sixth in the giant slalom. In 1963 and 1964, she was the U.S. downhill and giant slalom champion, and also won the slalom and combined national championships in 1964. She won a total of 8 U.S. championships in her racing career.

At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Saubert won a bronze medal in the slalom and a silver medal in the giant slalom, losing only to French sisters Christine and Marielle Goitschel. Saubert was the only multiple medal winner for the U.S. in those Olympics, and her medals represented two of the six medals won by the entire United States team. Two years later, Saubert finished fourth in the slalom at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile. Following the world championships, held in August, Saubert retired from international competition at age 24.

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