Brit Pettersen
Brit Pettersen Tofte (born 24 November 1961) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s.
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Born | Lillehammer, Norway | 24 November 1961||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Søre Ål IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1982–1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 1982, 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pettersen earned one gold and two bronzes at two Winter Olympic Games. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she won one gold (4 × 5 km relay - 1982), one silver (20 km - 1985), and two bronzes (5 km - 1982, 10 km - 1987). She also won the 20 km competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1983 and 1987). In the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, she finished second twice (1981–82, 1982–83) and third twice (1984–85, 1985–86).
She won the Holmenkollen medal in 1986.
In 1986 she won the silver medal at the Norwegian championships in 10 km cross-country running, representing Lillehammer IF.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1980 | 18 | 21 | — | N/A | Bronze |
1984 | 24 | 5 | Bronze | 6 | Gold |
1988 | 28 | 11 | 14 | — | — |
World Championships
- 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1982 | 20 | Bronze | 4 | 11 | Gold |
1985 | 23 | 7 | 13 | Silver | — |
1987 | 25 | 6 | Bronze | — | — |
Individual podiums
- 10 victories
- 23 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1981–82 | 9 January 1982 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
2 | 22 February 1982 | ![]() | 5 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 3rd | |
3 | 12 March 1982 | ![]() | 20 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
4 | 13 March 1982 | ![]() | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
5 | 1982–83 | 8 January 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
6 | 14 January 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
7 | 19 February 1983 | ![]() | 20 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
8 | 25 February 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
9 | 5 March 1983 | ![]() | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
10 | 12 March 1983 | ![]() | 20 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
11 | 20 March 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
12 | 27 March 1983 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
13 | 1983–84 | 9 February 1984 | ![]() | 10 km Individual | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd |
14 | 1984–85 | 13 December 1984 | ![]() | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
15 | 19 January 1985 | ![]() | 20 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 2nd | |
16 | 2 March 1985 | ![]() | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
17 | 16 March 1985 | ![]() | 20 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd | |
18 | 1985–86 | 13 December 1985 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
19 | 15 February 1986 | ![]() | 20 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
20 | 8 March 1986 | ![]() | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
21 | 1986–87 | 13 December 1986 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
22 | 13 February 1987 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 3rd | |
23 | 21 March 1987 | ![]() | 20 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 5 victories
- 6 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1981–82 | 24 February 1982 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Bøe / Nybråten / Aunli |
2 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 1st | Nybråten / Jahren / Aunli |
3 | 26 February 1984 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 1st | Bøe / Nybråten / Jahren | |
4 | 1985–86 | 1 March 1986 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Aunli / Pedersen / Jahren |
5 | 1986–87 | 1 March 1987 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Jahren / Skeime / Dahlmo |
6 | 19 March 1987 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Dybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Nykkelmo |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- "10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- "PETTERSEN Brit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
External links
- Brit Pettersen at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)