Brit Pettersen

Brit Pettersen
Brit Pettersen
	Brit Pettersen in March, 1980
Country	Norway
Born	24 November 1961; Lillehammer, Norway
Ski club	Søre Ål IL
World Cup career
Seasons	7 – (1982–1988)
Indiv. starts	51
Indiv. podiums	23
Indiv. wins	10
Team starts	6
Team podiums	6
Team wins	5
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 1982, 1983)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Norway
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships

Brit Pettersen Tofte (born 24 November 1961) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s.

Pettersen earned one gold and two bronzes at two Winter Olympic Games. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she won one gold (4 × 5 km relay - 1982), one silver (20 km - 1985), and two bronzes (5 km - 1982, 10 km - 1987). She also won the 20 km competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1983 and 1987). In the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, she finished second twice (1981–82, 1982–83) and third twice (1984–85, 1985–86).

She won the Holmenkollen medal in 1986.

In 1986 she won the silver medal at the Norwegian championships in 10 km cross-country running, representing Lillehammer IF.^[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

Olympic Games

3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 km	4 × 5 km relay
1980	18	21	—	—	Bronze
1984	22	5	Bronze	6	Gold
1988	26	11	14	—	—

World Championships

4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 km	4 × 5 km relay
1982	20	Bronze	4	11	Gold
1985	23	7	13	Silver	—
1987	25	6	Bronze	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	21
1983	22
1984	23	8
1985	24
1986	25
1987	26	5
1988	27	41

Individual podiums

10 victories
23 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1981–82	9 January 1982	Klingenthal, East Germany	10 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
2		22 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	5 km Individual	World Championships^[1]	3rd
3		12 March 1982	Falun, Sweden	20 km Individual	World Cup	1st
4		13 March 1982	Falun, Sweden	5 km Individual	World Cup	1st
5	1982–83	8 January 1983	Klingenthal, East Germany	10 km Individual	World Cup	1st
6		14 January 1983	Stachy, Czechoslovakia	10 km Individual	World Cup	1st
7		19 February 1983	Kavgolovo, Soviet Union	20 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
8		25 February 1983	Falun, Sweden	10 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
9		5 March 1983	Lahti, Finland	5 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
10		12 March 1983	Oslo, Norway	20 km Individual	World Cup	1st
11		20 March 1983	Anchorage, United States	10 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
12		27 March 1983	Labrador City, Canada	10 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
13	1983–84	9 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	10 km Individual	Olympic Games^[1]	3rd
14	1984–85	13 December 1984	Val di Sole, Italy	5 km Individual	World Cup	1st
15		19 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	20 km Individual	World Championships^[1]	2nd
16		2 March 1985	Lahti, Finland	5 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
17		16 March 1985	Oslo, Norway	20 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
18	1985–86	13 December 1985	Biwabik, United States	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
19		15 February 1986	Oberstdorf, West Germany	20 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
20		8 March 1986	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
21	1986–87	13 December 1986	Val di Sole, Italy	5 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
22		13 February 1987	Oberstdorf, West Germany	10 km Individual C	World Championships^[1]	3rd
23		21 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	20 km Individual C	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

5 victories
6 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1981–82	24 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay	World Championships^[1]	1st	Bøe / Nybråten / Aunli
2	1983–84	15 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 5 km Relay	Olympic Games^[1]	1st	Nybråten / Jahren / Aunli
3	1983–84	26 February 1984	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Bøe / Nybråten / Jahren
4	1985–86	1 March 1986	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Aunli / Pedersen / Jahren
5	1986–87	1 March 1987	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Jahren / Skeime / Dahlmo
6	1986–87	19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Dybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Nykkelmo

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

^ "10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ "PETTERSEN Brit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

External links

Brit Pettersen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)

[1] "10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

[FISprofile-2] "PETTERSEN Brit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

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[2]

World champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 × 5/7.5 km relay
3 × 5 km	1954: Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova, 1958: Radya Yeroshina, Alevtina Kolchina, Lyubov Kozyreva 1962: Lyubov Baranova, Maria Gusakova, Alevtina Kolchina 1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Rita Achkina, Alevtina Kolchina 1970: Nina Baldycheva, Galina Kulakova, Alevtina Olyunina
4 × 5 km	1974: Nina Baldycheva, Nina Selyunina, Raisa Smetanina, Galina Kulakova 1978: Taina Impiö, Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, Hilkka Riihivuori, Helena Takalo 1982: Anette Bøe, Inger Helene Nybråten, Berit Aunli, 1985: Tamara Tikhonova, Raisa Smetanina, Liliya Vasilchenko, Anfisa Romanova 1987: Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Larisa Ptistyna, Anfisa Reztsova 1989: Pirkko Määttä, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Jaana Savolainen, Marjo Matikainen 1991: Lyubov Yegorova, Raisa Smetanina, Tamara Tikhonova, Yelena Välbe 1993: Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Lyubov Yegorova 1995: Olga Danilova, Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk 1997: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Yelena Välbe 1999: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Anfisa Reztsova, Nina Gavrylyuk 2001: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Yuliya Chepalova, Nina Gavrylyuk 2003: Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel, Evi Sachenbacher 2005: Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen 2007: Virpi Kuitunen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Pirjo Manninen 2009: Pirjo Muranen, Virpi Kuitunen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2011: Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen 2013: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen 2015: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen 2017: Maiken Caspersen Falla, Heidi Weng, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen 2019: Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson, Charlotte Kalla, Stina Nilsson 2021: Tiril Udnes Weng, Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Helene Marie Fossesholm 2023: Tiril Udnes Weng, Astrid Øyre Slind, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Anne Kjersti Kalvå
4 × 7.5 km	2025: Emma Ribom, Frida Karlsson, Ebba Andersson, Jonna Sundling

Holmenkollen Medal
Until 1900	1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR) 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR) 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1900–1950	1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR) 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR) 1904: Harald Smith (NOR) 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR) 1907: Per Bakken 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR) 1909: Thorvald Hansen 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR) 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR) 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR) 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR) 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR) 1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR) 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR) 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR) 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR) 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR) 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR) 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR) 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR) 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR) 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR) 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR) 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR) 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951–2000	1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR) 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE) 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR) 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR) 1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR) 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR) 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR) 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR) 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR) 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR) 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR) 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR) 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR) 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR) 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR) 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR) 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR) 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG) 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN) 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR) 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI) 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR) 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR) 1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT) 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE) 1986: (NOR) 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER) 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR) 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
Since 2001	2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER) 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI) 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR) 2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL) 2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR) 2017: Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 2021: Maren Lundby (NOR), Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), Dario Cologna (SWI), Johannes Rydzek (GER) 2022: Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 2023: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2024: Jessie Diggins (USA), Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR), Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR) 2025: Iivo Niskanen (FIN), Peter Prevc (SLO), Akito Watabe (JPN), Dorothea Wierer (ITA), Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA)