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,"1964 Winter Olympics – Innsbruck, Austria – Biathlon" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 7, 2008) and was a part of the Norwegian relay team that won a silver medal in Grenoble 1968."1968 Winter Olympics – Grenoble, France – Biathlon" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 7, 2008) 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.
Olympic Games 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualRelay 1964 Innsbruck Bronze 1968 Grenoble — Silver *The relay was added as an event in 1968.
World Championships 6 medals (4 gold, 2 bronze) EventIndividualRelay 1961 Umeå 15th 4th 1962 Hämeenlinna 10th Bronze 1963 Seefeld 10th Bronze 1965 Elverum Gold Gold 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 16th Gold 1967 Altenberg — Gold *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.
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