Olav Jordet Explained

Olav Jordet
Fullname:Olav Jordet
Birth Date:1939 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Tolga, Hedmark, Norway
Disciplines:Biathlon
Club:Vingrom IL
Olympicteams:2 (1964, 1968)
Olympicmedals:2
Olympicgolds:0
Worldsteams:6 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Worldsmedals:6
Worldsgolds:4

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,[1] and was a part of the Norwegian relay team that won a silver medal in Grenoble 1968.[2] He has many Norwegian titles in biathlon and skiing area shooting.

Olav Jordet represented Vingelen Skytterlag. He was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje in 1965.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualRelay
align=left 1964 InnsbruckBronze
align=left 1968 GrenobleSilver

World Championships

6 medals (4 gold, 2 bronze)

EventIndividualRelay
align=left 1961 Umeå15th4th
align=left 1962 Hämeenlinna10thBronze
align=left 1963 Seefeld10thBronze
align=left 1965 ElverumGoldGold
align=left 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen16thGold
align=left 1967 AltenbergGold

Notes and References

  1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=35&sp=BIA "1964 Winter Olympics  - Innsbruck, Austria  - Biathlon"
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=36&sp=BIA "1968 Winter Olympics  - Grenoble, France  - Biathlon"
  3. Web site: Search results . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 24 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627121310/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx . 27 June 2015 .