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Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen

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Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen
Country Norway
Born (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 38)
Kristiansand, Norway
Ski clubBækkelagets SK
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (20072009)
Starts12
Podiums0
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

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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

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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

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

World Championships

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 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

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Season standings

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 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

Team podiums

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  • 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

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  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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