Michaël Prüfer (born 6 November 1959) is a French former speed skier and physician. He is best known for winning the speed skiing demonstration event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, where he set a then-world record speed of . He was one of the leading competitors in speed skiing during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Career Prüfer emerged as one of the world's top speed skiers in the 1980s, setting world records in 1987 and 1988. He primarily represented France but also represented Monaco for a period around 1990.
At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, where speed skiing was contested as a demonstration sport, Prüfer won the men's event and established a new world record of 229.299 km/h. The achievement made him the only male athlete to win an Olympic speed skiing title, as the discipline was never included as a medal event in subsequent Olympic Games.
Prüfer worked as a doctor while still actively competing in speed skiing, and advised Formula 1 drivers such as Alain Prost. He currently works as an angiologist in France.
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