Idrettslaget Norna-Salhus is a Norwegian athletics club from

Salhus Salhus may refer to: Places * Salhus, Vestland, a village in Bergen municipality, Vestland county, Norway * Salhus Church, a church in Bergen municipality, Vestland county, Norway * Salhus, Nordland, a village in Brønnøy municipality, Nordland co ...

in Åsane, Bergen It was founded on 14 October 1935. The club originally had an association football section as well, but it split away in 1987 to form

FK Bergen Nord Fotballklubben Bergen Nord is a Norwegian association football club from Salhus, Åsane, Hordaland. It was established in 1988 when the football section split from IL Norna-Salhus Idrettslaget Norna-Salhus is a Norwegian athletics club from S ...

. Since this split Norna-Salhus gradually rose to prominence in national athletics, especially within the jumping section. Triple jumpers

Sigurd Njerve Sigurd Njerve (born 12 September 1971) is a former Norwegian triple jumper. He represented IL Norna-Salhus. He finished tenth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm and seventh at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris ...

and

Ketill Hanstveit Ketill Hanstveit (born 2 November 1973) is a retired male triple jumper from Norway. He represented IL Norna-Salhus. His personal best jump was 17.27 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Byrkjelo. This is the current Norwegian record. He finished t ...

established Norwegian records. Other athletes such as decathlete

Benjamin Jensen Benjamin Jensen (born 13 April 1975 in Mandal, Vest-Agder) is a Norwegian decathlete. He represented Mandal og Halse IL, IK Tjalve and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career. His personal best in decathlon is 8160 points, achieved in August 19 ...

, race walkers

Kjersti Plätzer Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (born Tysse; 18 January 1972) is a Norwegian race walker, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 20 kilometres race. She finished 12th in the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens ...

and Erik Tysse, and

Mona Holm Mona Christine Holm, married Solberg (born 5 August 1983) is a Norwegian hammer thrower. Career Early career She grew up in Kolvereid. As a young girl she tried football, handball, badminton, cross-country skiing, cross-country running and the di ...

, Norwegian record holder in the women's hammer throw, has later joined Norna-Salhus.

References

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