Jon Kistler

Jon Kistler

Personal information
Born	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 22) Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Ski mountaineering
Medal record Representing   Switzerland Men's ski mountaineering World Championships 2025 Morgins Sprint race

Jon Kistler (born 25 June 2003) is a Swiss ski mountaineer.

Early life and education

Kistler is studying mechanical engineering part-time at ETH Zurich. ^[1]

Career

Kistler competed at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the youth mixed relay, with a time of 29:45.9, and a silver medal in the under-20 sprint race with a time of 2:53.539. ^[2] He again competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a bronze medal in the sprint race with a time of 2:50.05. He also won a gold medal in the under-20 sprint race. ^[3]

During the opening race of the 2025–26 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup on 7 December 2025, Kistler earned his first career World Cup victory with a time of 2:40.7. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Jon Kistler in the Datasport-Check". datasport.com. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
2. Berkeley, Geoff (5 March 2023). "France enjoy mixed relay success on final day of ISMF World Championships". insidethegames.biz . Retrieved 4 January 2026.
3. Schwager-Patel, Nischal (6 March 2025). "2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll claim sprint world titles in Morgins, secure Milano Cortina 2026 quota spots". olympics.com. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
4. "'Skimo' takes center stage at Solitude ahead of 2026 Olympic debut". kslnewsradio.com. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
5. "Showdown in Solitude: A Thrilling Sprint to Close the Milano–Cortina Qualifiers". ismf-ski.com. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

External links

• Jon Kistler at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation
• Jon Kistler at SkiMo Stats