SK Vidar
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| Full name | Sportsklubben Vidar |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 September 1919 |
| Ground | Bislett stadion Oslo |
Sportsklubben Vidaris aNorwegiansports club fromOslo.It has sections fortrack and field,triathlon,andarchery.
Organization
[edit]The club was founded in 1919.[1]It was later a member of theWorkers' Sports Federationbefore the war.[2]
It arrangesOslo Marathon,and also the Grete Waitz Run from 1984 to 2003 and thecross-country skiingrace Vidar Run from 1933 to 1993. Together with the clubs IK Tjalve and IL i BUL it forms the "Bislett Alliance", which arranges theBislett Games.[1]The Bislett Alliance also hosted the Norwegian Championships in 2006.[3]
Athletic history
[edit]Throwing
[edit]SK Vidar has been an important club in the men'sjavelin throwevent for many years.Terje Pedersentook his first of four Norwegian championships in 1960, and later set aworld record.Per Erling Olsenwon in the years 1980 through 1984, and Øystein Slettevold in 1986.Andreas Thorkildsenwon his first Olympic title, in 2004, while representing Vidar and became Norwegian champion in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005 while representing the club. Other athletes have won national silver and bronze medals, including Thorkildsen's coach Åsmund Martinsen who won bronze in 1994.[4]Solfrid Haug, Anne Grete Bæraas and Unn Merete Lie have won the women's javelin titles.[5]
Another prominent thrower isMette Bergmann,who represented Vidar and won national titles in the years from 1991 through 2000.[6]For men,Svein Inge Valvikand Olav Jenssen have won national gold for Vidar.[7]Bergmann and Lie havehammer throwtitles for women; so do the brothers Anders and Bjørnar Halvorsen for men.[8][9]The club has been less successful in the shot put, with only one national gold (Roar Hoff, 1992). Young talentLeif Olve Dolonen Larsenrepresented the club before going on to other sports.[10]
Running
[edit]In the road relayHolmenkollstafettenthe women's team has won ten times, but never the men.[11]
Grete Waitz,Atle Douglas,Jim Svenøy
Jumping
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Fotballklubben Vidar".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^Larsen, Petter (1979).Med AIF-stjerna på brystet(in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 268.ISBN82-10-01853-1.
- ^"Hovedmesterskapet Menn/Main Championships Men".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 15 December 2011.Retrieved1 November2010.
- ^"Spyd/Javelin Throw".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2012.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"Spyd/Javelin Throw".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 15 December 2011.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"Diskos/Discus Throw".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 15 December 2011.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"Diskos/Discus Throw".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 15 December 2011.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"Slegge/Hammer Throw".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2012.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"Slegge/Hammer Throw".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 15 December 2011.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"Kule/Shot Put".Norwegian Athletics. Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2012.Retrieved12 January2011.
- ^"Holmenkollstafetten – Vinnere av eliteklassene".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved12 January2011.
External links
[edit]- Official site(in Norwegian)