Turn- og Idrettslaget National is a Norwegian sports club from Sarpsborg, Østfold. It has sections for figure skating, sport wrestling and weightlifting.
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The club was founded on 30 November 1905. As the name indicates, gymnastics and athletics were among its first sports, together with boxing, wrestling, skating and later team handball.[1][2]
Skilled wrestlers include world championship runner-up Einar Pettersen, European champion Sven Martinsen and Nordic champion Walfred Solberg. Well-known athletes include Olympians Rolf Hansen and Reidar Sørlie.[1] Olympic medalists in gymnastics include Jørgen Andersen,[3] Arthur Rydstrøm,[4] Oscar Olstad,[5] Petter Martinsen,[6] and Asbjørn Bodahl.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "National i Sarpsborg". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 30 November 1940. p. 15.
- ^ "Sarpsborgklubben National er 50 år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 1 December 1955. p. 12.
- ^ "Jørgen Andersen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Arthur Rydstrøm". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Oscar Olstad". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Petter Martinsen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Asbjørn Bodahl". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2012.