Cheri Bjerkan

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

Wins

• 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

• 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

1. "Bridge Registration List"^{[permanent dead link]}. SportAccord World Mind Games. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
2. "BJERKAN Cheri". Athlete Information. SportAccord World Mind Games. December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
3. 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.
4. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
5. SportAccord World Mind Games 2013 November 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
6. World Team Championship Winners
7. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
8. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
9. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
10. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
11. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
12. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.

External links

• "International record for Cheri Bjerkan". World Bridge Federation.