Merita Berntsen

{{short description|Norwegian beach volleyball player}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1969|2|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bergen, Norway

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| nationality = Norwegian

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| sport = Beach volleyball

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{{MedalSport | Women's beach volleyball }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championship }}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Saint-Quay-Portrieux | Team }}

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Merita Berntsen Mol (born 24 February 1969) is a Norwegian beach volleyball player, born in Bergen. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, with teammate Ragni Hestad.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/merita-berntsen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034040/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/merita-berntsen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Merita Berntsen |accessdate=24 July 2019}}

She won a silver medal at the 1995 European Beach Volleyball Championships along with Ragni Hestad.

Personal life

Born on 24 February 1969, Merita Berntsen is married to volleyball coach {{ill|Kåre Mol|no}}. Among their children is Olympic champion Anders Mol.

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{{cite encyclopedia |title=Merita Berntsen Mol |first=Rune Fossum |last=Lillesvangstu |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Merita_Berntsen_Mol |language=no |access-date=26 July 2024 }}

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