Britt Pettersen

Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete

1961 –

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Who is Britt Pettersen?

Britt Pettersen Tofte is a former Norwegian 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, one silver, and two bronzes. She also won the 20 km competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice. In the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, she finished second twice and third twice.

She won the Holmenkollen medal in 1986.

In 1986 she won the silver medal at the Norwegian championships in 10 kilometres cross-country running, representing Lillehammer IF.

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Born
Nov 24, 1961
Lillehammer
Nationality
  • Norway

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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