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 (age 38) Kristiansand, Norway
Ski club	Bækkelagets SK
World Cup career
Seasons	3 – (2007–2009)
Indiv. starts	12
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	2
Team podiums	1
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (54th in 2007)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway U23 World Championships 2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand 10 km freestyle Junior World Championships 2005 Rovaniemi 4 × 5 km relay 2006 Kranj 4 × 3.33 km relay 2006 Kranj 10 km skiathlon 2005 Rovaniemi 10 km skiathlon 2005 Rovaniemi 5 km freestyle Women's orienteering Representing  Norway World Championships 2009 Miskolc Relay Junior World Championships 2005 Tenero Relay 2006 Druskininkai Middle 2006 Druskininkai Long 2003 Põlva Relay 2004 Gdańsk Relay

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 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

• 1 podium

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

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.

External links

• Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen at the International Orienteering Federation
• Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen at World of O
• Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen at FIS (cross-country)