Jure Franko (listenⓘ) (born 28 March 1962 in Nova Gorica) is a Slovenian-Yugoslav former 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.
On 14 February 1984, at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he won a silver medal in giant slalom.
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.
[1] Jure is sometimes confused with Jurij Franko, designer of the Elan SCX ski.