Christiania Roklub is a

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 from

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, Norway.

Established in 1878, it is based in

Frognerkilen Frognerkilen is a bay in the inner Oslofjord of Norway, east of the Bygdøy peninsula. Its name stems from the neighbourhood Frogner, a name which was taken from a farm. It was formerly known, with Bestumkilen, under the name of Ladegaardsfjord ...

in the

Oslofjord The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to in the south to Oslo in the north. It is part of the Skagerrak strait, connecting the Nor ...

, not far from

Skarpsno Skarpsno is a neighborhood in Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway. The area is located near Frognerkilen. Skarpsno was a former ferry landing site with traffic to Bygdøy, and a storage yard for timber. It is served by the tram station Skarpsno (s ...

. Its characteristic club house is called "Kongen" ('The King'), and was erected in 1925. Well-known members of the club include the 1912 Olympic competitors in the coxed fours event— Henry Larsen,

Mathias Torstensen Mathias Abraham Torstensen (1890s – 9 July 1975) was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiad ...

Theodor Klem Theodor "Thea" Klem (20 January 1889 – 15 July 1963) was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomers ...

Håkon Tønsager Håkon Tønsager (31 July 1890 – 15 January 1975) was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiade ...

and

Ejnar Tønsager Ejnar Tønsager (12 April 1888 – 15 October 1967) was a Norwegian rowing coxswain who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Gam ...

—and the 1920 Olympic bronze medallists in the same event— Birger Var,

, Henry Larsen, Per Gulbrandsen and Thoralf Hagen—as well as later competitors, like Pål Børnick.

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

References

Sports teams in Norway Sports clubs established in 1878 Rowing in Norway Sport in Oslo {{Rowing-stub