Full name Olav Jordet Role Olympic athlete Sport Biathlon Height 1.76 m | Club Vingrom IL Teams 2, 6 Name Olav Jordet | |
Born 27 December 1939 (age 84) ( 1939-12-27 ) Tolga, Hedmark, Norway Olympic medals Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Individual Similar People Magnar Solberg, Vladimir Melanin, Viktor Mamatov, Aleksandr Privalov, Alexander Tikhonov | ||
Olav Jordet (born 27 December 1939) is a former Norwegian biathlete who was born in Tolga. He became Norway's first individual biathlon world champion in 1965, has world championship relay gold medals in 1966 and 1967. He won a bronze medal in the 20 km at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, and was a part of the Norwegian relay team that won a silver medal in Grenoble 1968. He has many Norwegian titles in biathlon and skiing area shooting.
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Olav Jordet represented Vingelen Skytterlag. He was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje in 1965.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
*The relay was added as an event in 1968.World Championships
6 medals (4 gold, 2 bronze)
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.References
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