Jon Åge Tyldum

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.

Jon Åge Tyldum
Personal information
Full nameJon Åge Tyldum
Born (1968-10-26) 26 October 1968
Snåsa, Norway
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut21 January 1988
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1992, 1994)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Medals7 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (1987/88–1997/98)
Individual victories2
Individual podiums8
Overall titles2 (1991–92, 1994–95)
Discipline titles1:
1 Individual (1991–92)

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Relay
1992 Albertville — 34th —
1994 Lillehammer 52nd 25th 7th

World Championships

7 medals (1 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Team Relay
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
1992–93
1 victory
(1 Sp)		13 March 1993 Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
(1 Sp)		10 December 1994 Bad Gastein10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References
  1. OlyMADMen. "Jon Åge Tyldum Biography and Olympic Results". Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  2. "Jon Åge Tyldum". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 4 June 2015.


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