Christiania Roklub is a rowing

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 club from Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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Established in 1878, it is based in Frognerkilen

Frognerkilen

Frognerkilen is a bay in the inner Oslofjord, east of the Bygdøy peninsula.Its name stems from the neighbourhood Frogner, a name which was taken from a farm. It was formerly known, with Bestumkilen, under the name of Ladegaardsfjordene. This stems from older times, when Bygdøy was an island, named...

 in the Oslofjord

Oslofjord

The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....

, not far from Skarpsno. Its characteristic club house is called "Kongen" ('The King'), and was erected in 1925.

Well-known members of the club include the 1912 Olympic competitors in the coxed fours event

Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed fours

The men's coxed fours was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics but had been replaced by coxless fours at the 1904 and 1908 Games. The standard coxed fours event...

—Henry Larsen, Mathias Torstensen

Mathias Torstensen

Mathias Torstensen was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat, which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed fours event. In some sources the crew members of this boat are also listed as bronze medalists.-External links:*...

, Theodor Klem

Theodor Klem

Theodor "Thea" Klem was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....

, Håkon Tønsager

Håkon Tønsager

Håkon Tønsager was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was the strokeman of the Norwegian boat, which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed fours event. In some sources the crew members of this boat are also listed as bronze medalists.-External links:*...

 and Ejnar Tønsager

Ejnar Tønsager

Ejnar Tønsager was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

—and the 1920 Olympic bronze medallists in the same event

Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed fours

The men's coxed fours event was part of the rowing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 28, 1920 and August 29, 1920. It was the third appearance of the event, which had previously been held inaugural rowing competitions in 1900 as well as in 1912.Eight boats,...

—Birger Var

Birger Var

Birger Var was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the coxed fours competition.-External links:*...

, Theodor Klem

Theodor Klem

Theodor "Thea" Klem was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....

, Henry Larsen, Per Gulbrandsen

Per Gulbrandsen

Per Ziegler Gulbrandsen was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the coxed fours competition.-External links:*...

 and Thoralf Hagen

Thoralf Hagen

Thoralf Hagen was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as coxswain of the Norwegian boat in the coxed fours competition as well as in the eights....

—as well as later competitors, like Pål Børnick

Pål Børnick

Pål Børnick is a Norwegian competition rower and twice World Champion.He received a silver medal in lightweight coxless fours at the 1976 World Rowing Championships in Villach, Austria...

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