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{{short description|Slovenian-Yugoslav former alpine skier|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[alpine skiing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Sarajevo]] | [[Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|Giant slalom]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1985 Winter Universiade|1985 Belluno]] | Giant slalom}}
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'''Jure Franko''' ({{audio|Sl-Jure Franko.oga|listen}}) (born 28 March 1962 in [[Nova Gorica]]) is a [[Slovenia]]n-[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] former [[alpine skiing|alpine skier]], best known for winning a [[giant slalom]] silver medal at the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sarajevo]].

Jure Franko was born and raised in [[Nova Gorica]], a city in Slovenia at the border with [[Italy]]. Franko competed in giant slalom and [[Super-G|super giant slalom]] events, and reached the peak of his skiing career in the 1983–84 season. On 14 February 1984, at the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sarajevo]], he won a silver medal in giant slalom. This was the first Winter Olympics medal ever for Yugoslavia. Franko was at the 4th position after the first leg of the giant slalom, and delivered the fastest time of the second leg, bringing him to second place overall ([[Max Julen]] from [[Switzerland]] took gold).

Franko also competed in the [[Alpine skiing World Cup|World Cup]] competitions, where he placed himself 3rd three times. In addition, he achieved 23 top ten positions, and 11 additional top 15 positions. He quit skiing after the 1984–85 season.

In January 2006, Jure Franko participated in the [[2006 Winter Olympic games|2006 Winter Olympic]] [[Olympic Flame|torch]] relay, by relaying the torch from Slovenia to Italy at the Slovenian-Italian border in [[Nova Gorica]]. He also organised a trip for 43 children of modest economic backgrounds from [[Sarajevo]], [[Nova Gorica]] and [[Gorizia]] to visit the giant slalom event at the [[2006 Winter Olympic games]] in [[Turin]], Italy.

He is the ''"Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo"'', an honor bestowed upon Slovenian skier by the City Council of Sarajevo at the session held on 30 September 2020.<ref name="RSE-2020-Franko-Počasni">{{cite web |title=Jure Franko 'Počasni građanin Sarajeva' |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/30866330.html |website=Radio Slobodna Evropa |access-date=5 March 2021 |language=sh |date=30 September 2020}}</ref>

Jure is sometimes confused with ''Jurij'' Franko, designer of the [[Elan SCX]] ski. The two attended the same school during the 1970s.<ref>Jurij Franko, [https://books.google.com/books?id=RlgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47 "Right Ski, Wrong Jure"], ''Skiing Heritage Journal'', June 2007, p. 47</ref>

==World Cup results==
===Season standings===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Season
! Age
! Overall
! Slalom
! Giant<br/>slalom
! Super-G
! Downhill
! Combined
|-
| [[1980 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1980]] || ''17'' || 68 || — || 24 || rowspan="3" | ''not<br/>run'' || — || — 
|-
| [[1981 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1981]] || ''18'' || — || — || — || — || — 
|-
| [[1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1982]] || ''19'' || 60 || — || 25 || — || — 
|-
| [[1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1983]] || ''20'' || 32 || 33 || 8 || rowspan="3" | ''not<br/>awarded<br/>(w/ GS)'' || — || — 
|-
| [[1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1984]] || ''21'' || 19 || 36 || 5 || — || 27 
|-
| [[1985 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1985]] || ''22'' || 38 || — || 12 || — || — 
|-
|}

===Race podiums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
! Season
! Date
! Location
! Discipline
! Position
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''[[1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1984]]'''
| align="right" | 10 December 1983
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Val d'Isere]], France
| | [[Super-G]]
| | 3rd
|-
| align="right" | 12 December 1983
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Les Diablerets]], Switzerland
| | [[Giant slalom]]
| | 3rd
|-
| align="right" | 20 March 1984
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oppdal (village)|Oppdal]], Norway
| | Super-G
| | 3rd
|-
|}

==Olympic Games results==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Season
! Age
! Slalom
! Giant<br/>slalom
! Super-G
! Downhill
! Combined
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] || ''17'' || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|—]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|12]] || rowspan="2" | ''not run'' || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|—]] || rowspan="2" | ''not run''
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] || ''21'' || [[Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|—]] || bgcolor="silver" | [[Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|2]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|—]]
|-
|}

==World Championships results==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Season
! Age
! Slalom
! Giant<br/>slalom
! Super-G
! Downhill
! Combined
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982|1982]] || ''19'' || — || 14 || rowspan="2" | ''not run'' || — || —
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985|1985]] || ''22'' || — || 11 || — || —
|-
|}

== See also ==

* [[Aleksa Ivanc Olivieri]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIS alpine skier}}
* {{Ski-DB|jure_franko_slo_frnju}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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{{succession box |
| before = [[Dragutin Šurbek]]
| after = [[Dražen Petrović]]
| title = [[Sportske novosti awards#Yugoslav competition (1950–1990)|Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year]]
| years = 1984
|}}
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{{succession box
| before = [[Bojan Križaj]]
| title = [[List of flag bearers for Yugoslavia at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{YUG}}
| years = [[1984 Winter Olympics|Sarajevo 1984]]
| after = [[Bojan Križaj]]
|}}
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[[Category:Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics]]
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[[Category:Olympic medalists in alpine skiing]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade]]