Bærum Kajakklubb is a sports club from

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. Established in 1935, its only sport is

canoe racing A canoe is a lightweight narrow watercraft, water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle. In British Englis ...

. It is based at Kalvøya outside of

Sandvika Sandvika () is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a List of cities in Norway, city by the municipal council (Norway), municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003. Sandvika is situated approximately ...

, and has shared the locality with the

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

club

Bærum RK Bærum Roklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway. Established in 1917, its only sport is sport rowing. It is based at Kalvøya outside Sandvika, and has shared the current locality with the canoeing club Bærum KK since 1972. Bærum RK origin ...

since 1972. Well-known members include

Ivar Mathisen Ivar Mathisen (14 June 1920 – 7 October 2008) was a Norway, Norwegian canoe racing, sprint canoeist who competed in the 1940s and early 1950s. He received a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the Canoeing at the 1948 Summer ...

, Knut Østby, Harald Eriksen, Andreas Orheim, Geir Kvillum,

Steinar Amundsen Steinar Amundsen (4 July 1945 – 16 June 2022) was a Norwegian sprint canoeist who mostly competed in four-man events. He won a world title in 1970 and 1975, a European title in 1969, and an Olympic gold medal in 1968, placing third at the ...

, Øyvind Amundsen, Harald Amundsen and Hege Brannsten.

References

Sports teams in Norway Sports clubs established in 1935 Sport in Bærum 1935 establishments in Norway {{DEFAULTSORT:Baerum Kk