Jon Kistler

Jon Kistler is a Swiss ski mountaineer.

Early life and education

Kistler is studying mechanical engineering part-time at ETH Zurich.

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. 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.
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.