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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