Sportsklubben Freidig is a

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sports club from

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Background

Founded in 1903, the club has sections for

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...

and

Nordic skiing Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe ...

. In football, it won the League of Norway 1947–48, and, in women's handball, the

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in 1971 and 1985. The club has also won several medals in athletics, orienteering and skiing. The club won the women's relay at the in 1964 and 1965. The senior football section currently plays in the 2nd Group of Trøndelag Region in 5th division, the 6th level of Norwegian League.

Known athletes

Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen (9 October 1934 – 26 August 2016) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received ...

, Olav Lian, cross country skiing *

Arnfinn Bergmann Arnfinn Bergmann (14 October 1928 – 13 February 2011) was a ski jumper from Norway. He won the individual large hill event at the 1952 Olympics and 1952 Holmenkollen ski festival and placed third at the 1950 World Championships. In 1956 he wa ...

(ski jumping) *

Magnar Solberg Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1 ...

(biathlon) *

Ingrid Hadler Ingrid Hadler (born Ingrid Thoresen; 12 February 1946) is a former orienteering Competition, competitor and Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier from Norway. She won the 1970 World Orienteering Championships, 1970 Individual World Ori ...

Stig Berge Stig Berge (born 28 March 1942 in Meldal) is a retired Norwegian orienteer, and Master of Science in engineering. Stig Berge won two gold at the World Orienteering Championships in 1970, one individually and one for the team relay.Ola Skarholt Ola Skarholt (30 November 1939 – 18 June 2017), was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, which also consisted of Stig Berge, Per Fosser and Åge Hadler. ...

(orienteering) *

Sissel Buchholdt Sissel Buchholdt, née Brenne (born 17 June 1951) is a Norwegian handball player. She played for the clubs SK Freidig and Skogn IL. She played more than 180 matches on the Norway women's national handball team from 1969 to 1984. She participa ...

(handball) *

Nils Uhlin Hansen Nils Uhlin Hansen (6 May 1919 – 11 January 1945) was a Norwegian long jumper and resistance member during World War II. He had a successful athletics career before the war; setting a Nordic long jump record which was not surpassed for 20 ...

Kjell Hovik Job Kjell Hovik (born 20 August 1937) is a former Norwegian pole vaulter. He represented SK Freidig Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim. Background Founded in 1903, the club has sections for association football, t ...

Odd Bergh Odd Bergh (28 June 1937 – 13 January 2023) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the triple jump and long jump. Bergh finished seventh in the triple jump final at the 1962 European Championships with 15.52 metres. He never competed in an ...

(athletics)

References

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* Football clubs in Norway Defunct athletics clubs in Norway Sport in Trondheim Association football clubs established in 1903 Ski jumping clubs in Norway 1903 establishments in Norway Orienteering clubs in Norway {{skijumping-stub