Haugesund IL
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Haugesund Idrettslag is a Norwegian
athletics club from Haugesund
, founded in 1906.
Its most prominent members are long-distance runners Susanne Wigene
, Karl Johan Rasmussen
and Bente Landøy as well as jumpers Eugen Haugland
, Terje Haugland
and Hanne Haugland
. The latter are all related.
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...
athletics club from Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
, founded in 1906.
Its most prominent members are long-distance runners Susanne Wigene
Susanne Wigene
Susanne Wigene is a Norwegian middle and long distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres...
, Karl Johan Rasmussen
Karl Johan Rasmussen
Karl Johan Rasmussen is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races. He has represented SK Vidar, Bislett FIK and Haugesund IL....
and Bente Landøy as well as jumpers Eugen Haugland
Eugen Haugland
Eugen Haugland was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Haugesund IL.He was a brother of Jens Edv. Haugland, father of Terje Haugland and grandfather of Hanne Haugland....
, Terje Haugland
Terje Haugland
Terje Haugland is a former Norwegian long jumper.He was a nephew of Jens Edv. Haugland, son of Eugen Haugland and father of Hanne Haugland....
and Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career....
. The latter are all related.