Sverre Geir Istad (born 3 January 1965) is a former

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and shooting sports, rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into sh ...

. He was born in

Voss Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...

as the son of

Jon Istad Jon Istad (29 July 1937 – 17 May 2012) was a Norwegian biathlete and sport shooter. He was born in Voss and represented the club Voss IL. He was the father of Sverre Istad and uncle of Gro Marit Istad, both Olympians. He competed at the 19 ...

, and represented the club

Voss IL Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...

. He competed at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

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. He won a silver medal in the team event at the

Biathlon World Championships 1991 The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland. Men's results 20 km individual Date: February 24, 1991 10 km sprint Date: February 19, 1991 Team event Date: February 21, 1991 4 × 7.5 km relay ...

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* 1965 births Living people People from Voss Norwegian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Norway Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from Vestland 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub