Torfinn Bentzen

	Torfinn Bentzen Torfinn Bentzen (1912–1986) was a Norwegian jurist and sports official. He chaired the Norwegian Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ... from 1967 to 1973. He was a barrister by occupation. References 1912 births 1986 deaths Norwegian sports executives and administrators 20th-century Norwegian lawyers {{Norway-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Norwegian Olympic And Paralympic Committee And Confederation Of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members and 12,000 sports clubs in 19 region confederations and 54 national federations. The current president is Berit Kjøll. History The organisation was founded in 1861 as ''Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug'', and has later changed its name several times. The current name dates from 2007. Former presidents The presidents before 1940: Centralforeningen 1861–1910 1861-1864 Otto Richard Kierulf 1864-1867 Nils Christian Irgens 1867-1869 Otto Richard Kierulf 1869-1878 Lars Broch 1878-1881 Lars Christian Dahll 1881-1885 Edvard Eriksen (sports official), Edvard Eriksen 1885-1887 Olaf Wilhelm Petersen 1887-1892 Anders Løwlie 1892-1902 Carl Sylow 1902-1904 Thorva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Store Norske Leksikon The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two 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 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for 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 fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Ole Jacob Bangstad Ole Jacob Bangstad (9 April 1917 – 2 June 2010) was a Norwegian military officer and sports official. Career Bangstad was born at Harstad in Troms, Norway. He was the son of Alfred Bangstad (1874–1944) and Kristine Jacobsen (1883–1952). He attended the War College and became a lieutenant in the infantry during 1939. During World War II he participated in the Norwegian Campaign in Trøndelag and Northern Norway in 1940, was leader of the first Norwegian parachute company in Great Britain from 1943 to 1945, and leader of railway sabotage operations at the Nordland Line in 1945. He continued his military career after the war as a Major General from 1964 and appointed "generalinspektør for Hæren" from 1971 to 1979. He was president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports from 1973 to 1984. He also served as chairman of the Norwegian Committee for Skiing 1960–72 and vice president of the International Federation for Modern Pentathlon 1960–76. Awards Bangstad's war de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1912 Births Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1986 Deaths The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norwegian Sports Executives And Administrators Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway Demographics of Norway The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian *Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]