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]