| Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1986 Kristiansand, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Bækkelagets SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 3 – (2007–2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (54th in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20 | — | 20 | DNF | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | ||
| 2007 | 20 | 54 | 43 | NC | 24 | — |
| 2008 | 21 | NC | NC | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 22 | 83 | 54 | NC | — | DNF |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008–09 | 7 December 2008 |  La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Stemland / Johaug / Steira |
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