Sportsklubben av 1909, often shortened as Sp-09 or Sportsklubben, is a

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sports club from

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, founded in 1909. It has sections for

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and

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, and has had several Olympians on its books.

History

It was founded on 24 March 1909 as ''Arbeidernes TIF'' ("Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Association"), and in 1916 it changed its name to ''Fagforeningernes TIF'' ("Trade Unions' Gymnastics and Sports Association"). It was the first explicit workers' sports club in Norway, founded 15 years before the creation of a nationwide Workers' Federation of Sports. The club helped spur the creation of the Workers' Federation of Sports, because in the 1920s, the Norwegian Wrestling Federation banned fifteen members of the club for taking part in a "politicized" wrestling meet where "

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" was played and red flags were flown. Nonetheless, the club was not a member of the Workers' Federation of Sports for long, as it left the Workers' Federation of Sports already in 1926. It was renamed to the more neutral ''SK av 1909'' ("Sports Club of 1909") already in 1929. Its headquarters are at Dælenenga. Well-known amateur wrestlers include Martin Egeberg (1924 and 1928 Olympian), Birger Nilsen (1928 Olympian),

Tore Hem Tore Hem (born 12 November 1944) is a retired Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in three Summer Olympics. He was born in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He competed mostly in the heavyweight class, but sometimes in the light- ...

(1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympian), Harald Barlie (1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympian),

Lars Rønningen Lars Rønningen (born 24 November 1965) is a retired Norwegian sport wrestler. He won the European Championship in 1988 and 1992. He was born in Oslo, and represented the sports clubs Kolbotn IL, SK av 1909 and Oslo BK. He is a brother of Jon R� ...

(1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympian), Ronny Sigde (1984 and 1988 Olympian), Harald Hervig (1960 Olympian), Håkon Øverby (1968 and 1972 Olympian), Alfred Larsen (1928 Olympian), Kaare Larsen (1948 Olympian) and Ivar Stokke (1936 Olympian), Well-known amateur boxers include Leif Hansen (1952 Olympian), Roy Askevold (1960 Olympian), Haakon Lind (1928 Olympian) and

Olav Nilsen Nils Olav Nilsen (24 January 1942 – 11 October 2021) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker in his early career, but was later used as a midfielder. He scored 19 goals in 62 matches for the Norway national team. On club level Ni ...

(1928 Olympian). The King's Cup in boxing has been taken by Haakon Lind in 1928, Thorstein Myhre in 1933, Sigurd Larsen in 1934, Leif Hansen in 1953 and Roy Askevold in 1959. In athletics the club saw its heyday in the 1910s. Erling Aastad became Norwegian

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champion in 1920 and won medals in 1918 and 1921. Victor Pettersen won silver medals in shot put with both hands (1912) and

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

(1914), and also bronze medals in shot put (1914) and

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(1914). Fredrik Martinsen won a silver medal in

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

(1918) and Øivind Jensen a bronze in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

(1912).

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:1909 Sports teams in Norway Sport in Oslo Sports clubs established in 1909 Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund Defunct athletics clubs in Norway 1909 establishments in Norway