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Full name | Olav Jordet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Tolga, Hedmark, Norway |
27 December 1939 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vingrom IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 (1964, 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (4 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Olav Jordet represented Vingelen Skytterlag. He was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje in 1965.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
6 medals (4 gold, 2 bronze)