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Glímufélagið Ármann

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Glímufélagið Ármann
NicknamesÁrmenningar
Short nameÁrmann
Founded15 December 1888
Based inReykjavík
Websitearmenningar.is

Glímufélagið Ármannis a multi-sports club inReykjavík,Iceland.It was founded on 15 December 1888 inReykjavíkas anIcelandic wrestlingteam.[1]Today it has departments inbasketball,gymnastics,judo,power lifting,swimming,skiing,taekwondoandtrack & field.[2]

History

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Glímufélagið Ármann was founded on 15 December 1988 by a group of around 30 people. The main founders where Pétur Jónsson (1856–1908) and Pétur Helgi Hjálmarsson (1867–1941).[3][4]

Basketball

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Men's basketball

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Árman's men's basketball team was one of the founding members of thetop-tier basketball leaguein Iceland in 1952.[5]It won its first and only national championship in 1976.[6]

Women's basketball

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Ármann women's basketball team won the inaugural women's national championship in 1953 and added two more in 1959 and 1960.[7]

Football

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Men's football

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Trophies

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SourceArchived2018-07-26 at theWayback Machine

Women's football

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Trophies

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SourceArchived2018-07-22 at theWayback Machine

Handball

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Men's handball

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Trophies

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  • 2. deild karla: (2):
    • 1982, 1984

SourceArchived2017-11-25 at theWayback Machine

Women's handball

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Trophies

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  • Icelandic Champions(12):
    • 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963

SourceArchived2017-11-25 at theWayback Machine

References

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  1. ^Þorsteinn Einarsson (15 December 1988)."Glímufélagið Ármann 100 ára".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). pp. 50–51.Retrieved7 April2022– viaTímarit.is.Open access icon
  2. ^"Saga Ármanns".armenningar.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved19 June2018– viaTímarit.is.Open access icon
  3. ^Kjartan Bergmann Guðjónsson (15 December 1988)."Glímufélagið Ármann 100 ára - Fyrri hluti".Tíminn(in Icelandic). p. 10.Retrieved7 April2022– viaTímarit.is.Open access icon
  4. ^Kjartan Bergmann Guðjónsson (16 December 1988)."Glímufélagið Ármann 100 ára - Seinni hluti".Tíminn(in Icelandic). p. 14.Retrieved7 April2022– viaTímarit.is.Open access icon
  5. ^"Íslandsmót í Körfuknattleik".Vísir(in Icelandic). April 21, 1952.Retrieved3 September2017– viaTímarit.is.Open access icon
  6. ^"Eftir 25 ár í Kuldanum, - Meistari!".Dagblaðið(in Icelandic). 29 March 1976.Retrieved18 November2017– viaTímarit.is.Open access icon
  7. ^"Meistaratitlar kvenna"(in Icelandic).Retrieved18 November2017.
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