Jon Åge Tyldum
Norwegian biathlete
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Jon Åge Tyldum (born 26 October 1968) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall World Cup in 1992 and 1995. At the World Championships he has won seven medals.[1] In 1998 he retired from the sport.
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| Full name | Jon Åge Tyldum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 21 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 (1992, 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 11 (1987/88–1997/98) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 (1991–92, 1994–95) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1: 1 Individual (1991–92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1992 Albertville |
— | 34th | — |
 1994 Lillehammer |
52nd | 25th | 7th |
World Championships
7 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
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 1991 Lahti |
16th | — | N/a | Silver | Bronze |
 1992 Novosibirsk |
N/a | N/a | N/a | Silver | N/a |
 1993 Borovets |
16th | Silver | N/a | 12th | 9th |
 1994 Canmore |
N/a | N/a | N/a | 4th | N/a |
 1995 Antholz-Anterselva |
Silver | 11th | N/a | Gold | 5th |
 1996 Ruhpolding |
14th | 35th | N/a | 4th | — |
 1997 Brezno-Osrblie |
8th | — | — | 4th | Silver |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Pursuit was added as an event in 1997.
Individual victories
2 victories (2 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1992–93 1 victory (1 Sp) | 13 March 1993 |  Östersund | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1994–95 1 victory (1 Sp) | 10 December 1994 |  Bad Gastein | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
