Jean Prahm
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2000 Winterberg | Two-woman |
| | 2001 Calgary | Two-woman |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Königssee | Two-woman |
Jean Prahm (formerly Jean Racine, born September 20, 1978) is an American bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. She won three medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers (2000, 2001) and a bronze (2004). Prahm, then known by her maiden name of Jean Racine, won the Bobsleigh World Cup season title in the two-woman event both in 1999-2000 and 2000-1. Earned the nickname "mean jean" after kicking off her bobsled partner just prior to the 2002 Olympics.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Prahm earned her best finish of fifth in the two-woman event at Salt Lake City in 2002.
A native of Waterford, Michigan, Prahm is also a business major at the University of Utah and is pursuing a singing career. She lives right now in Iowa City, IA.
References
- Jean Prahm Official Bio Archived 23 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- 2002 bobsleigh two-woman results
- 2006 bobsleigh two-woman results
- Bobsleigh two-woman world championship medalists since 2000
- FIBT profile
- List of two-woman bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1995
- United States Olympic Committee profile