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Full name | Olav Jordet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tolga, Hedmark, Norway | 27 December 1939||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vingrom IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 2 (1964, 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 6 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (4 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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,[1] and was a part of the Norwegian relay team that won a silver medal in Grenoble 1968.[2] He has many Norwegian titles in biathlon and skiing area shooting.
Olav Jordet represented Vingelen Skytterlag. He was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje in 1965.