Bård Inge Pettersen

Bård Inge Pettersen
portrait
birthday	January 24, 1973
place of birth	Molde, Norway
size	1.91 m
partner	1999 Lars Jacob Boe 2000 Ronny Berntsen 2001 Jon Grydeland 2001 Jan Kvalheim 2004 Jarle Huseby 2005–2006 Iver Andreas Horrem
(As of November 3, 2014)

Bård Inge Pettersen (born January 24, 1973 in Molde ) is a former Norwegian beach volleyball player .

Career

Pettersen played his first international tournaments in 1999 alongside Lars Jacob Boe . At the World Championships in Marseille , the Norwegians did not get beyond the shared last place. After Pettersen could not achieve any top placements with Ronny Berntsen in 2000 , there were no outstanding results in the following year when he competed with Jon Grydeland and Jan Kvalheim .

After a three-year break, Pettersen returned in 2004 in a duo with Jarle Huseby . From 2005 he played with Iver Andreas Horrem . At the 2005 World Cup in Berlin, Pettersen / Horrem lost to the Cubans Álvarez / Bernal in the third game , before they failed in the losing round to Rogers / Dalhausser from the USA. At the 2006 European Championships they lost their opening game against the Austrians Berger / Gartmayer and then had to admit defeat to the Spaniards Herrera / Mesa in three sets . After the Acapulco Open, Pettersen ended his international career.

Web links

• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)