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.

Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen
Country Norway
Born (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986
Kristiansand, Norway
Ski clubBækkelagets SK
World Cup career
Seasons2007–2009
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts12
Team starts2
Overall titles0 – (54th in 2007)
Discipline titles0

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 
200720—20DNF———

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
2007205443NC24N/A
200821NCNC———
2009228354NC—DNF

Team podiums
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2008–09 7 December 2008 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdStemland / Johaug / Steira

References
  1. "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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