Glímufélagið Ármann is a multi-sports club in
Reykjavík
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Iceland
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. It was founded on 15 December 1888 in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...
as an
Icelandic wrestling
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team. Today it has departments in
basketball
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gymnastics
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judo
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power lifting
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swimming
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,
skiing
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taekwondo
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and
track & field
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.
History
Glímufélagið Ármann was founded on 15 December 1988 by a group of around 30 people. The main founders where Pétur Jónsson (1856–1908) and Pétur Helgi Hjálmarsson (1867–1941).
Basketball
Men's basketball
Árman's men's basketball team was one of the founding members of the
top-tier basketball league in Iceland in 1952. It won its first and only national championship in 1976.
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Women's basketball
Ármann women's basketball team won the inaugural women's national championship in 1953 and added two more in 1959 and 1960.
Football
Men's football
Trophies
*
2. deild karla (1):
** 1969
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3. deild karla (1):
** 1982
Source
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Women's football
Trophies
* Icelandic Champions (1):
** 1973
Source
Handball
Men's handball
Trophies
* Icelandic Champions (5):
** 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954
* 1. deild karla: (3):
** 1962, 1973, 1977
*2. deild karla: (2):
** 1982, 1984
Source
Women's handball
Trophies
* Icelandic Champions (12):
** 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963
* Icelandic Cup: (1):
** 1976
Source
References
External links
Official site
Sport in Reykjavík
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