Haugesund Idrettslag is a
Norwegian
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 ...
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
club from
Haugesund
Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...
, founded in 1906.
Its most prominent members are long-distance runners
Susanne Wigene,
Karl Johan Rasmussen and
Bente Landøy as well as jumpers
Eugen Haugland
Eugen Haugland (12 July 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Haugesund IL.
He was a brother of Jens Edv. Haugland, father of Terje Haugland and grandfather of Hanne Haugland.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he fi ...
,
Terje Haugland
Terje Haugland (born 11 April 1944) is a former Norway, Norwegian long jumper.
He was a nephew of Jens Edv. Haugland, son of Eugen Haugland and father of Hanne Haugland.
He finished eleventh at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics, 1969 E ...
and
Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland (born 14 December 1967 in Haugesund) is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career.
In her early international career she finished eleven ...
. The latter are all related.
External links
Official site
Athletics clubs in Norway
Sport in Haugesund
Sports clubs established in 1906
1906 establishments in Norway
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