Trude Beiser

Trude Beiser (after her marriage Trude Jochum-Beiser; born 2 September 1927) is a former alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Lech am Arlberg in Vorarlberg, she won two Olympic gold medals and a world championship. Beiser was the first female Austrian skier to win two Olympic gold medals at two Olympic Winter Games.

Trude Beiser
Born (1927-09-02) 2 September 1927
Lech am Arlberg, Vorarlberg, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined
Olympics
Teams2 – (1948, 1952)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (1948, 1950, 1952)
includes two Olympics
Medals5 (3 gold)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz Combined
Gold medal – first place 1952 Oslo Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1948 St. Moritz Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Aspen Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1950 Aspen Giant slalom

Competitive Career

Beiser's racing career consisted of five total competitions, two in the 1950 FIS World Ski Championships and three in the Winter Olympics of 1948 and 1952 (which also counted as FIS[1] competitions, thus, her scoreboard holds eight total competitions).[2] In the 1948 Winter Olympics, Beiser won the gold medal for the combined and the silver medal for the downhill competitions. She then won two medals at the 1950 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado: a gold in downhill and a silver in the giant slalom.[3] In 1952, she won the gold metal in downhill racing, securing the rank of champion for a second time.

Biography

Beiser married Alfred Jochum after the 1948 Olympics. Four months earlier (in regard to the World Championships), she had given birth to her first child.[4] Once she competed in the 1952 Olympics, her country named her the Austrian sportswoman of the year.[5] After her racing career, Beiser worked as skiing trainer and opened a café (named "Café Olympia") in her home town.

Honors and Accomplishments

In 1996, The Republic of Austria awarded Beiser with a Medal of Merit in Gold. 4 years later, she became an Honorary Freewoman of the community of Lech and an Honorary Member of the Arlberg Ski Club. [6]

References
  1. "FIS-SKI.com". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  2. "BEISER-JOCHUM Trude - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. Claasen, Harold (14 February 1950). "21-year-old Austrian co-ed wins giant slalom race at Aspen". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 12.
  4. "Young mother wins ski title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 18 February 1950. p. 3-part 2.
  5. "Olympedia – Trude Jochum-Beiser". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  6. "History - Cafe Hotel Olympia". Hotel Olympia.



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