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Olav Jordet

Norwegian biathlete
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Summary

Olav Jordet was born on December 27, 1939[1], in Tolga Municipality[2]. He has worked as a biathlete[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[5]
  • Award received: Aftenposten Gold Medal[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Sport: biathlon[8]
  • Family name: Jordet[9]
  • Given name: Olav[10]
  • Participant in: biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics – men's 20 km[11], biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics – relay[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[13]

Why It Matters

Olav Jordet has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

Where was Olav Jordet born?

Olav Jordet's place of birth was Tolga Municipality[2].

What did Olav Jordet do for work?

Olav Jordet worked as a biathlete[3].

What awards did Olav Jordet receive?

Honors received include Aftenposten Gold Medal[6].

Related Entities

Norway

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  6. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Olav
    Award received → —
    Sport → biathlon
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Norwegian
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Date of birth: 27 December 1939, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot task 2]])"
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