Jon Åge Tyldum

Jon Åge Tyldum
Personal information
Full name Jon Åge Tyldum
Born (1968-10-26) 26 October 1968
Snåsa, Norway
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Cup debut 21 January 1988
Olympic Games
Teams 2 (1992, 1994)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 7 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Medals 7 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 11 (1987/88–1997/98)
Individual victories 2
Individual podiums 8
Overall titles 2 (1991–92, 1994–95)
Discipline titles 1:
1 Individual (1991–92)

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.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Relay
France 1992 Albertville — 34th —
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 52nd 25th 7th

World Championships

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

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Team Relay
Finland 1991 Lahti 16th — N/A Silver Bronze
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A N/A Silver N/A
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 16th Silver N/A 12th 9th
Canada 1994 Canmore N/A N/A N/A 4th N/A
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva Silver 11th N/A Gold 5th
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding 14th 35th N/A 4th —
Slovakia 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 Sweden Östersund10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
(1 Sp)
10 December 1994 Austria 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". Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jon Åge Tyldum". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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