Olav Jordet
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Norway |
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| Men’s biathlon | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1968 Grenoble | 4 x 7.5 km relay | |
| Bronze | 1964 Innsbruck | 20 km | |
| World championship | |||
| Gold | 1965 Elverum | 20 km | |
| Gold | 1965 Elverum | Team competition | |
| Gold | 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 x 7.5 km relay | |
| Gold | 1967 Altenberg | 4 x 7.5 km relay | |
| Bronze | 1962 Hämeenlinna | Team competition | |
| Bronze | 1963 Seefeld | Team competition | |
Olav Jordet (born December 27, 1939) is a former Norwegian biathlete.
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.
[edit] References
- ^ "1964 Winter Olympics – Innsbruck, Austria – Biathlon" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 7, 2008)
- ^ "1968 Winter Olympics – Grenoble, France – Biathlon" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 7, 2008)
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