Jon Istad

Jon Istad (29 July 1937 – 17 May 2012) was a Norwegian biathlete and sport shooter.

Jon Istad
Personal information
Full nameJon Istad
Born(1937-07-29)29 July 1937
Voss, Hordaland, Norway
Died17 May 2012(2012-05-17) (aged 74)
Voss, Hordaland, Norway
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubVoss IL
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1960, 1964, 1968)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969)
Medals7 (3 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1968 Grenoble 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen20 km individual
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 × 7.5 km relay
1967 Altenberg4 × 7.5 km relay
1969 Zakopane4 × 7.5 km relay
1962 HämeenlinnaTeam event
1963 SeefeldTeam event
1967 Altenberg20 km individual

He was born in Voss 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
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
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.

References
  1. "Jon Istad". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. Kvamsdal, Nils (19 May 2012). "Grunnleggjaren". Hordaland. pp. 24–25.
  3. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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