Lino Jordan (15 May 1944 – 6 June 2023) was an Italian biathlete. He competed at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe ...

and the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

. Jordan was born in

Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses ( Valdôtain: ) is a village and ''comune'' in the Aosta Valley, region in the north-western Italy. Geography Saint-Rhémy is the last Italian village before the Swiss border, about 20 kilometers northwest of Aosta. The ...

. Together with

Mario Bacher Mario Bacher (September 6, 1941 – July 16, 2014) is a former Italian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier. Bacher was born in Formazza. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics, when he placed 12th in the 50 kilometres race of cr ...

and Franco Ceroni, he also finished third in the 1973

Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

ski mountaineering competition. Jordan died on 6 June 2023, at the age of 79.E’ morto Lino Jordan, biatleta che aveva partecipato a 2 Olimpiadi

Selected biathlon results

* 1971: ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, large calibre * 1972: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon ** 10th, Winter Olympics 4 × 7.5 kilometres relay (together with Giovanni Astegiano,

Corrado Varesco Corrado Varesco (born 18 November 1938) is an Italian biathlete. He competed in the relay event at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sp ...

and

Willy Bertin Willy Bertin (born August 26, 1944) is an Italian ski mountaineer and former cross-country skier and biathlete. Bertin was born in Angrogna. Together with Felice Darioli and Lino Zanon he finished fourth in the 1971, and second in the 1973 Trofe ...

) ** 40th, Winter Olympics 20 kilometres * 1974: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1975: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint large calibre ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon * 1976: ** 6th, Winter Olympics 4 × 7.5 kilometres relay (together with

Pierantonio Clementi Pierantonio Clementi (born 4 September 1947) is an Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische W ...

Luigi Weiss Luigi "Gigi" Weiss (born 17 December 1951) is a former Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer. Weiss was born in Vattaro. Together with Angelo Genuin and Bruno Bonaldi, he placed first in the military team category in the 1975 Trofeo Mezzalama edi ...

and Willy Bertin) ** 7th, Winter Olympics 20 kilometres * 1978: ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1980: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon

External links

Lino Jordan
at ''sportsreferences.com''
''Lino Jordan''
(Italian), in ''Mon pays étroubles'', p. 29.

References

1944 births 2023 deaths Italian male ski mountaineers Olympic biathletes for Italy Sportspeople from Aosta Valley Italian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub