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| Full name | Jon Istad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1937-07-29)29 July 1937 Voss,Hordaland,Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 May 2012(2012-05-17) (aged 74) Voss,Hordaland,Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Voss IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (1960,1964,1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 (1961,1962,1963,1966,1967,1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jon Istad (29 July 1937 – 17 May 2012) was aNorwegianbiathlete andsport shooter.
He was born inVoss and represented the clubVoss IL. He was the father ofSverre Istad and uncle ofGro Marit Istad, both Olympians.[1]
He competed at the1960,1964 and1968 Winter Olympics, and all three times finished eleventh in the 20 kilometres. In 1968 he also won a silver medal with the Norwegian relay team.[1] At the World Championships he won a gold medal in the 20 km event in1966 inGarmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon world champion in Norway's history. In addition, he won two gold medals in relay in 1966 and1967 and a silver medal in1969. He was Norwegian champion in the 20 kilometres five times, and once in the relay.[2]
Istad was also a national champion, European Championships bronze medalist and World Championships silver medalist (in the team competition) in sport shooting. He died in May 2012.[2]
All results are sourced from theInternational Biathlon Union.[3]
1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
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 1960 Squaw Valley | 11th | — |
 1964 Innsbruck | 11th | — |
 1968 Grenoble | 11th | Silver |
7 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Team (time) | Relay |
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 1961 Umeå | 21st | — | — |
 1962 Hämeenlinna | 6th | Bronze | — |
| 1963 Seefeld | 5th | Bronze | — |
 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Gold | — | Gold |
 1967 Altenberg | Bronze | — | Gold |
 1969 Zakopane | 9th | — | Silver |
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