Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen

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Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen
Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen.jpg
Personal information
Born (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 39)
Kristiansand, Norway
Sport
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
SportSkiing
ClubBækkelagets SK
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (2007–2009)
Indiv. starts12
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts2
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (54th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
U23 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand 10 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Rovaniemi 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Kranj 4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Kranj 10 km skiathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Rovaniemi 10 km skiathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Rovaniemi 5 km freestyle
Women's orienteering
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Miskolc Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 TeneroRelay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 DruskininkaiMiddle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 DruskininkaiLong
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 PõlvaRelay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2004 GdańskRelay

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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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 — 20 DNF — — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintTour de
Ski		World Cup
Final
2007 205443NC24N/a
2008 21NCNC———
2009 228354NC—DNF

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1  2008–09  7 December 2008 Flag of France.svg La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Stemland / Johaug / Steira

References

  1. 1 2 "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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