Kristin Bekkevold

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

Kristin Bekkevold
Personal information
Full name Kristin Bekkevold Sørum
Date of birth (1977-04-19) 19 April 1977
Place of birth Hamar, Norway
Height 173 cm (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
National team‡
2000–2001 Norway 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

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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