Pettersen, Brit

Brit Pettersen ( Norwegian Brit Pettersen ; born November 24, 1961 , Lillehammer ) - Norwegian skier , Olympic champion, world champion, winner of the World Cup.

Brit Pettersen
personal information
Floor
Birth name	Norwegian Brit Pettersen
Citizenship	Norway
Date of Birth	November 24, 1961 ( 1961-11-24 ) (57 years)
Place of Birth	Lillehammer , Norway
Growth	174 cm
Weight	58 kg
Career
Club	Søndre Ål Idrettslag
Status	completed career
End of career	1998
Medals
Olympic Games Bronze Lake Placid 1980 relay race Gold Sarajevo 1984 relay race Bronze Sarajevo 1984 10 km World Championships Gold Oslo 1982 relay race Bronze Oslo 1982 5 km Silver Seefeld 1985 20 km Bronze Oberstdorf 1987 10 km
results
world Cup
Debut in the World Cup	January 9, 1982
World Cup wins	ten
The best position in the World Cup	2 ( 1981/82 , 1982/83 )
Positions on the podium one 2 3 Remote types ten 6 7

Pettersen made her debut in the World Cup in 1982, and in the same year she won her first victory at the World Cup stage. In total, he has 10 victories at the World Cup stages. Pettersen twice in her career became second in the final standings of the World Cup, in the 1981/82 season she lost 10 points to Berit Eunly , and in the 1982/83 season she lost 8 points to Marja-Liise Hämäläinen .

At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, she won bronze in the relay race, and also became the 21st in the 5 km race.

At the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, she became a champion in the relay race and a bronze medalist in the 10 km classic, moreover she became the 6th in the 5 km skating race and the 6th in the 20 km race.

At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, she took 11th place in the 5 km classic and 14th place in the 10 km race.

During her career she took part in three world championships , where she won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.