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.

Trude Beiser
Alpine skier
DisciplinesDownhill, Giant Slalom,
Slalom, Combined
Born (1927-09-02) 2 September 1927
Lech am Arlberg, Vorarlberg, Austria
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
1948 St. Moritz Combined
1952 Oslo Downhill
1948 St. Moritz Downhill
World Championships
1950 Aspen Downhill
1950 Aspen Giant Slalom

Biography

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Beiser won the gold medal in the combined and the silver medal in the downhill competition. In 1952 she became Olympic downhill champion. Between these two Olympics, Beiser won two medals at the 1950 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado; a gold in the downhill and a silver in the giant slalom.[1] She did marry Alfred Jochum after the 1948 Olympics. Four months earlier (in regard to the World Championships), she had given birth to her first child.[2] After her racing career, Beiser worked as skiing trainer and opened a café (named "Café Olympia") in her home town.

References
  1. Claasen, Harold (14 February 1950). "21-year-old Austrian co-ed wins giant slalom race at Aspen". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. 12.
  2. "Young mother wins ski title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. 18 February 1950. p. 3-part 2.


Awards
Preceded by
Erika Mahringer		 Austrian Sportswoman of the Year
1952		 Succeeded by
Trude Klecker


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