Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf is a
Norwegian
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sports 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 ...
. It has sections for
amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
and
floorball
Floorball is a type of floor hockey with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. Men and women play indoors with sticks and a plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three twenty-minute periods. The sport of bandy also played a role ...
.
General history
The club was founded in 1893, and was a founding member of the Norwegian Wrestling Federation.
It formerly had sections for
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
and
amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the ...
.
Sporting success
Well-known boxers include
Hjalmar Nygaard (1920 Olympian),
Edgar Christensen (1924 Olympian),
Arthur Olsen (1928 Olympian),
Asbjørn Berg-Hansen (1936 Olympian),
Simen Auseth (1984 Olympian) and
Thomas Hansvoll (later professional).
[
Well-known wrestlers include Karl Norbeck, Kjell Steen-Nilsen][ and ]Thorvald Olsen
Thorvald Matheus "Torden" Olsen (30 July 1889 – 2 November 1938) was a Norwegian wrestler and sports official.
He became Norwegian champion in his weight class in 1912, 1914, 1915 and 1918. He became Nordic champion in 1918. He represented ...
(1912 Olympian), Alfred Gundersen (1912 Olympian), Ansgar Løvold (1912 Olympian), Thorbjørn Frydenlund
Thorbjørn Frydenlund (15 November 1892 – 13 February 1989) was a Norwegian wrestler.
He competed in Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a brother of Richard Frydenlund, and both represented the club IF Ørnulf ...
(1912 Olympian), Richard Frydenlund (1912 and 1920 Olympian), Bjørn Cook (1948 Olympian), Egil Solsvik (1948 Olympian), Bjørn Larsson (1952 Olympian).
Well-known athletes include Per Oscar Andersen,[ ]Carl Albert Andersen
Carl Albert "Flisa" Andersen (15 August 1876 in Østre Aker – 28 September 1951 in Oslo) was a Norwegian pole vaulter, high jumper, and gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1908 Summer Olympics.
As ...
(1900 Olympian in athletics), Oscar Guttormsen
Oscar Guttormsen (27 March 1884 – 15 January 1964) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the sprints, jumps and hurdles. He represented the sports club Ørnulf IF in Oslo.
He finished fourth in triple jump at the 1906 Summer Olympics. At ...
(1906 and 1908 Olympian), Carl Alfred Pedersen
Carl Alfred Pedersen (5 May 1882 – 25 June 1960) was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912.
At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Norwegian team, which wo ...
(1906 Olympian in athletics), Fritz Skullerud (1906 Olympian), Halfdan Bjølgerud (1906 Olympian), Rolf Stenersen
Rolf Kristian Eckersberg Stenersen (13 February 1899 – 15 October 1978) was a Norwegian businessman, non-fiction writer, essayist, novelist, playwright and biographer. He was also a track and field athlete and art collector.
Background
S ...
(1920 Olympian), Helge Løvland (1920 Olympic champion), Hans Gundhus (1924 Olympian),Bjarne Guldager
Bjarne Guldager (14 November 1897 – 29 January 1971) was a Norwegian sprinter. He was born and died in Oslo and represented Ørnulf IF in Kristiania.
Guldager participated in both 100 and 200 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but did not prog ...
(1920 Olympian, but not for Ørnulf).
References
External links
Official site
(boxing)
Defunct athletics clubs in Norway
Sport in Oslo
Sports clubs established in 1893
1893 establishments in Norway
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