Jon Istad

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

Jon Istad

Personal information
Full name	Jon Istad
Born	(1937-07-29)29 July 1937 Voss, Hordaland, Norway
Died	17 May 2012(2012-05-17) (aged 74) Voss, Hordaland, Norway
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Voss IL
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (1960, 1964, 1968)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969)
Medals	7 (3 gold)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 20 km individual 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 × 7.5 km relay 1967 Altenberg 4 × 7.5 km relay 1969 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km relay 1962 Hämeenlinna Team event 1963 Seefeld Team event 1967 Altenberg 20 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	—
1964 Innsbruck	11th	—
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	—	—
1962 Hämeenlinna	6th	Bronze	—
1963 Seefeld	5th	Bronze	—
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Gold	—	Gold
1967 Altenberg	Bronze	—	Gold
1969 Zakopane	9th	—	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.