Jon Istad
Norwegian biathlete and sport shooter
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Jon Istad (29 July 1937 – 17 May 2012) was a Norwegian biathlete and sport shooter.
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| Full name | Jon Istad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 May 2012 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Voss IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (1960, 1964, 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was born in Voss Municipality and represented the club Voss IL. He was the father of Sverre Istad and uncle of Gro Marit Istad, both Olympians.[1]
He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 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 in 1966 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon world champion in Norway's history. In addition, he won two gold medals in relay in 1966 and 1967 and a silver medal in 1969. 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]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
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 1960 Squaw Valley |
11th | N/a |
 1964 Innsbruck |
11th | N/a |
 1968 Grenoble |
11th | Silver |
- *The relay was added as an event in 1968.
World Championships
7 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Team (time) | Relay |
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 1961 Umeå |
21st | — | N/a |
 1962 Hämeenlinna |
6th | Bronze | N/a |
| 1963 Seefeld |
5th | Bronze | N/a |
 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Gold | N/a | Gold |
 1967 Altenberg |
Bronze | N/a | Gold |
 1969 Zakopane |
9th | N/a | Silver |
- *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.
