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Harald Strøm
Harald Strøm (14 October 1897 – 25 December 1977) was a Norway, Norwegian Speed skating, speed skater, world champion, European champion and world record holder on 5000 metres. He was also a Association football, football player, national champion with his club, and playing for the Norway national football team, national football team. Speed skating He set his first speed skating world record on 5000m in 1921 (8:27.7), being the first to break the magic 8:30. He improved his own record in 1922 (8:26.5). His record lasted for seven years, until Ivar Ballangrud overtook the record with 8:24.2 in 1929.Historical World Records – ''International Skating Union'' (Retrieved on 9 April 2008) Strøm won a gold medal at the 1922 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamar
Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Historically, it was the principal city of the former Hedmark county, now part of the larger Innlandet county. The town of Hamar lies in the southwestern part of the municipality, and the urban area of the town actually extends over the municipal borders into both Ringsaker and Stange municipalities. The town has a population (2021) of 28,535 and a population density of . About and 2,109 residents within the town are actually located in Ringsaker Municipality and another and 305 residents of the town are located within Stange Municipality. General information Name The municipality (originally the town) is named after the old farm (). The Middle Ages, medieval market ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Løvland
Helge Andreas Løvland (11 May 1890, Froland – 26 April 1984, Oslo) was a Norwegian track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ... athlete. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1920 Olympics. Løvland was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1919. Representing the club IF Ørnulf, he died in Oslo in 1984. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested in August 1943 during the crackdown on military officers. He was imprisoned in Schildberg concentration camp, Schildberg and Luckenwalde concentration camp, Luckenwalde. References External links * * * 1890 births 1984 deaths Norwegian pentathletes Norwegian decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Olympic gold med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' (, abbreviated ''SNL'') is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. It has several subdivisions, including the Norsk biografisk leksikon. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with up to 3.5 million unique visitors per month. Paper editions (1978–2007) The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1906–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales of paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egebergs Ærespris
The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norway, Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad. History In 1917 a donation of was given by chamberlain (office), Cabinet Chamberlain Ferdinand Julian Egeberg to the sports association Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, Norges Riksforbund for Idræt. His donation was basis for the sports prize ''Kabinetskammerherre Egebergs ærespris for alsidig idrett''. The statutes for the award were agreed on 10 February 1920. The basic capital was not to be touched, while the fund's interests should be used for a prize given to a sportsperson who, during the last two years, had excelled in one sport and also showed eminent performances in another, completely different sport. The prize is a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1926 Norwegian Football Cup was the 25th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. Odd won their 10th title, having beaten Ørn in the final. Brann were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Urædd in the quarterfinal. First round , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Second round , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Third round , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Fourth round , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Quarter-finals Semi-finals , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Final See also * 1926 in Norwegian football References * * * {{1926–27 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1916 Norwegian Football Cup was the 15th season of the Norway, Norwegian annual knockout association football, football tournament. The tournament was open for 1916 in Norwegian football, 1916 local association leagues (kretsserier) champions. Frigg Oslo FK, Frigg won their second title, having beaten FK Ørn-Horten, Ørn in the final. First round , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 9 September 1916 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 13 September 1916 *Kvik Halden FK, Kvik (Fredrikshald) had a walkover. Second round , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 17 September 1916 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay:'' 29 September 1916 *SK Gjøvik-Lyn, Lyn (Gjøvik) had a walkover. Semi-finals , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 3 October 1916 Final See also *1916 in Norwegian football References * * * {{1916–17 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Football Cup seasons 1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1927 Norwegian Football Cup was the 26th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. Last years losing finalist Ørn won 4–0 against Drafn in the final, and won their second title. Odd were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Drafn in the quarterfinal. The final was the first and only final that was played in Sandefjord. First round , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Second round , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Third round Fourth round , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", ''Replay'' Quarter-finals , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 25 September 1927 Semi-finals , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 2 October 1927 Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1920 Norwegian Football Cup was the 19th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF. Ørn won their first title, having beaten Frigg in the final. This was second consecutive year that Frigg lost the final. First round Second round Third round , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 19 September 1920 Quarter-finals , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 3 October 1920 Semi-finals , colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF", 10 October 1920 Final See also * 1920 in Norwegian football References * * * {{1920–21 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian Football Cup seasons Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Ørn-Horten , an En ...
FK or fk may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block * Funky Kong, a video game character Place * FK postcode area, UK, centred on Falkirk in Scotland. * Falkland Islands, FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code and ISO 3166 digram ** .fk, country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Falkland Islands. Other uses * First aid kit * First Corridor rail coach * Football Club, abbreviated "FK" in Slavic and Balkan countries * Foreign key, in database design * Forward kinematics, in robotics and animation, the use of kinematic equations to find the position of an articulated object * Fuck ''Fuck'' () is profanity in the English language that often refers to the act of sexual intercourse, but is also commonly used as an intensifier or to convey disdain. While its origin is obscure, it is usually considered to be first attested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Ørn Horten
Fotballklubben Ørn Horten, formerly Ørn fotballklubb, abbreviated Ørn FK, popularly known as ''De brune'' or ''Ørnane'', was founded on 4 May 1904, and is Horten's largest football club. The club won the Norwegian Cup four times in the 1920s and '30s and played in the top division during the 1950s and '60s. Since 2022, Ørn plays in the Norwegian Second Division, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. Ørn has developed several talents, recent examples include Adnan Hadzic to Start, Benjamin Zalo to Swedish football and Julian Kristoffersen to Danish football. Previously, the club also had an active bandy department. Honours *Norwegian Football Cup: ** Winners (4): 1920, 1927, 1928, 1930 ** Runners-up (4): 1916, 1926, 1929, 1932 Players Current squad Notable former players * Bjørn Odmar Andersen * Trym Bergman * Harry Boye Karlsen * Per Bredesen * Arnar Førsund * Ardian Gashi * Jørgen Jalland * Dag Riisnæs * Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Formation (association football), Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1, 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
