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Kristin Bekkevold Sørum (born 19 April 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 (age 45)
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)
Honours 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)

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

External links

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

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