Svalbard Turn is a sports club based in Longyearbyen, Norway.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

History

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The club was established on 6 September 1930, initially focusing on gymnastics. Today, it offers a range of activities including alpine skiing, badminton, children's sports, football, athletics, handball, climbing, miniature shooting, pistol shooting, chess, skiing, spinning, swimming, gymnastics, and volleyball. The club operates out of Svalbardhallen, which opened in 1996.

Svalbard Turn is associated with Troms Sports Circle. The club organizes the Spitsbergen Marathon.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Longyearbyen-Barentsburg : le vrai derby du Nord se joue à Svalbard". sofoot.com.
  2. ^ "Brann sender Karadas til Svalbard". aftenpostne.no.
  3. ^ "Svalbard Turn". scanmagazine.co.uk.
  4. ^ "FourFourTwo Magazine article about Svalbard Turn".
  5. ^ "Svalbard 1938-1979". rsssf.org.
  6. ^ "Gruvefolket på Svalbard i helg og virke. En samtale med ingeniør Lindholm". polarlitteratur.no.
  7. ^ "Ingen flytter til Svalbard for å bli gode fotballspillere". gjengangeren.no.
  8. ^ "De trener året rundt uten noen å spille mot". nordlys.no.
  9. ^ "Reiser over 100 mil for å delta på Julestjerna". nordlys.no.
  10. ^ "Impossible n'est pas "svalbard"". courrierinternational.com.
  11. ^ "Skiglede på Svalbard" (PDF). aarskogmedia.no.
  12. ^ "Svalbard turn i 90". svalbardposten.no.
  13. ^ "En lyx att spela utomhus". svd.se.
  14. ^ "FUTBOL EN SVALBARD".
  15. ^ "Historikk".