Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen

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Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen
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Country Norway
Born (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 35)
Kristiansand, Norway
Ski clubBækkelagets SK
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (2007–2009)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts12
Team starts2
Overall titles0 – (54th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand 10 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rovaniemi 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kranj 10 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rovaniemi 10 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rovaniemi 5 km freestyle
Women's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Miskolc Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tenero Relay
Gold medal – first place 2006 Druskininkai Middle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Druskininkai Long
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Põlva Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Gdańsk Relay

Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen (born 7 September 1986) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and cross-country skier. She was a junior World Champion in both sports. At senior level she has won a gold medal in relay at the World Orienteering Championships.

Orienteering[]

Bjerkreim Nilsen won a gold medal in the relay at the 2005 Junior World Orienteering Championships. In 2006, she received an individual gold medal in the middle distance, and a silver medal in the short course.[1] She participated in the 2007 World Cup, where her best single result was a fifth in the sprint distance at O-Ringen.[1] At the 2009 World Orienteering Championships in Miskolc she won a gold medal in the relay, together with Anne Margrethe Hausken and Marianne Andersen.[2]

Cross-country skiing[]

She received a gold medal in the relay at the 2005 Junior World Championships in cross-country skiing, and again in 2006. She debuted in the senior world cup in November 2006, and competed in the World Championships in Sapporo in 2007.

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

World Championships[]

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2007 20 —

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
2007 20 54 43 NC 24 N/A
2008 21 NC NC — — —
2009 22 83 54 NC — DNF

Team podiums[]

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  2008–09  7 December 2008 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Stemland / Johaug / Steira

References[]

  1. ^ a b "World of O Runners - Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen". Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 2009". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "NILSEN Betty Ann Bjerkreim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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