Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen
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.
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| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1986 Kristiansand, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Bækkelagets SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 3 – (2007–2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (54th in 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| 2007 | 20 | — | 20 | DNF | — | — | — |
References
- "World of O Runners - Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen". Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- "World Orienteering Championships 2009". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "NILSEN Betty Ann Bjerkreim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links
- Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen at World of O
- Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen at FIS (cross-country)