Jon Engen (March 9, 1957 – April 26, 2018) was an American skier.^[1] He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 1992 Winter Olympics, and the 1994 Winter Olympics,^[2] taking part in both biathlon, and cross-country skiing.^[3]

Engen was born in Oslo, Norway in 1957,^[1] and learned to ski from the age of four.^[4] While in Norway, he won junior competition titles and achieved success at a national level.^[4] After attending the University of Oslo and serving in the Norwegian Army, he moved to America in 1980.^[1] Three years later, he graduated from the Montana State University,^[1][3] where he had to study English as a foreign language.^[4]

In the mid 1980s, Engen began training in an attempt to be selected for the American Olympic team for cross-country skiing, including roller skiing at night.^[4] Engen eventually qualified for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.^[4] He then competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, before returning to the country of his birth for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.^[4] At the masters level, Engen won more than twenty World Cup medals, including twelve golds.^[4]

After competing at three Winter Olympics,^[5] Engen coached cross-country skiing in Sun Valley,^[6] where he started a Nordic skiing programme.^[1] Engen was also on the board of the US Ski & Snowboard Association, working for the association for a decade.^[1][4] He was inducted into the Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame,^[3] and just prior to his death, he was awarded with the Al Merrill Nordic Award for services to Nordic skiing.^[1]

Engen died in April 2018 from pancreatic cancer,^[4] after being diagnosed with the illness in August 2017.^[4] In 2019, the Boulder Mountain Tour was held in his memory.^[4][7]