Kristin Bekkevold

Kristin Bekkevold
Personal information
Full name Kristin Bekkevold Sørum
Date of birth (1977-04-19) 19 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Hamar, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
FL Fart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Brumunddal
1997–2002 Asker
2003–2008 FL Fart
2009–2011 Brumunddal
International career‡
2000–2001 Norway 12 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Kristin Bekkevold Sørum (born 19 April 1977) is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.

She received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]

In January 2001 Bekkevold underwent surgery for a knee injury.[2] She left Asker in 2002 and returned to playing for FL Fart. When Fart won the 1. divisjon in 2007, they were promoted and Bekkevold made a Toppserien comeback in 2008.[3] She signed for Brumunddal, who she had previously represented between 1994 and 1996, in February 2009.[4] Bekkevold left Brumunddal and retired from football at the age of 34 after suffering another knee injury.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Soccer" Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 16, 2008)
  2. ^ Brenden, Jan Magne (28 February 2001). "Vellykket operasjon for Bekkevold" (in Norwegian). Østlendingen. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ Holmlund, John Arne (14 April 2008). "Høyere nivå" (in Norwegian). Hamar Arbeiderblad. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ^ Hagen, Sverre (26 February 2009). "Kristin Bekkevold Sørum til Dala!" (in Norwegian). Brumunddal Fotball. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ^ Fjellstad, Tore (3 May 2011). "Kristin legger opp!" (in Norwegian). Brumunddal Fotball. Retrieved 14 September 2014.


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