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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 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.

In January 2001 Bekkevold underwent surgery for a knee injury. 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. She signed for Brumunddal, who she had previously represented between 1994 and 1996, in February 2009. Bekkevold left Brumunddal and retired from football at the age of 34 after suffering another knee injury.

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.

External links

• Kristin Bekkevold – FIFA competition record (archived)
• National team statistics (in Norwegian)
• Kristin Bekkevold at FBref.com
• Kristin Bekkevold at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
• Kristin Bekkevold at Olympedia

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