Kerrin Petty
| Kerrin Petty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1970 Townsend, Vermont, United States |
| Ski club | IFK Mora SK |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 5 – (1994–1998) |
| Indiv. starts | 30 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 3 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (77th in 1997) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Kerrin Petty-Nilsson (born 6 January 1970 in Townshend, Vermont, United States), is an American-Swedish former cross-country skier. After competing on the cross-country ski team at the University of Vermont, she represented the United States during the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, and in Nagano in 1998.[1] Petty achieved success in Swedish ski races, winning the women's main competition of Vasaloppet in 1998[2] and the unofficial women's competitions in 1994 and 1996.[3]
She also won the Swedish women's 30 km national championship in 1996[4] and Tjejvasan in 1996 and 1997.[5]
After her athletic career, she has worked in environmental and health protection roles in Sweden, including as an inspector in Forshaga Municipality.[6][7]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]
Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 24 | 59 | — | DNF | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | 51 | 47 | 52 | 41 | 15 |
World Championships
[edit]| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25 | 64 | 39 | — | 33 | — |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1994 | 24 | NC | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | NC | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | NC | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | 77 | 61 | |
| 1998 | 28 | NC | NC | NC |
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympians". University of Vermont.
- ^ "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Olympedia – Kerrin Petty". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ^ "Svenska mästare genom tiderna" (in Swedish). Svenska Skidförbundet. 1996. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ SR.se 22 July 2010: Idag inleds rötmånaden, accessdate: 12 October 2014
- ^ Forshaga kommun: Miljö- och byggförvaltning, accessdate: 12 October 2014
- ^ "PERRY Kerrin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
External links
[edit]
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Windham County, Vermont
- Skiers from Vermont
- University of Vermont alumni
- Vermont Catamounts skiers
- Swedish female cross-country skiers
- American female cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Vasaloppet winners
- Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States
- IFK Mora cross-country skiers
- 20th-century American sportswomen