Cheri Bjerkan
Appearance
Cheryl Lou "Cheri" Bjerkan[1] (born 29 June 1947)[2] is an American bridge player. She has won 14 North American Bridge Championships and one world championship.[when?]
Bjerkan is from Elmhurst, Illinois.[3] She lives in the Chicago area.[4]
Bjerkan won the women's individual championship at the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games.[5]
Bridge accomplishments
[edit]Wins
[edit]- Venice Cup (1) 1987 [6]
- North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1992, 2002 [7]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 2011 [8]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (5) 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2008 [9]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1989, 1992, 1996, 2002 [10]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1991 [11]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1998 [12]
Runners-up
[edit]- North American Bridge Championships
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1991, 2013 [8]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 2004 [9]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (7) 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2009 [10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bridge Registration List"[permanent dead link]. SportAccord World Mind Games. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ^ "BJERKAN Cheri". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 577. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ "Chicago Contract Bridge Association Newsletter" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ SportAccord World Mind Games 2013 Archived November 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ World Team Championship Winners
- ^ "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ a b "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ a b "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ a b "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
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