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.

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". 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., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 577. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
4. Chicago Contract Bridge Association Newsletter
5. SportAccord World Mind Games 2013 Archived November 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine..
6. World Team Championship Winners
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.

External links

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