Place of birth Hamar, Norway Name Kristin Bekkevold Years Team | Playing position Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Role Footballer | |
Full name Kristin Bekkevold Sorum Date of birth (1977-04-19) 19 April 1977 (age 38) | ||
Kristin Bekkevold Sørum (born April 19, 1977 in Hamar) 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.
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