Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf is a Norwegian

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...

 sports 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...

. It has sections for amateur boxing

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

 and floorball

Floorball

Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...

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General history

The club was founded in 1893, and was a founding member of the Norwegian Wrestling Federation. It formerly had sections for track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 and amateur wrestling

Amateur wrestling

Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...

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Sporting success

Well-known boxers include Hjalmar Nygaard

Hjalmar Nygaard (boxer)

Hjalmar Nygaard was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Henri Ricard.-External links:*...

 (1920 Olympian), Edgar Christensen

Edgar Christensen

Edgar Normann Christensen was a Norwegian-American boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.Edgar Normann Christensen competed in the Olympics on behalf of Norway in 1924 in Paris. He was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to Al Mello...

 (1924 Olympian), Arthur Olsen

Arthur Olsen II

Arthur Olsen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Víctor Peralta....

 (1928 Olympian), Asbjørn Berg-Hansen

Asbjørn Berg-Hansen

Asbjørn Berg-Hansen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...

 (1936 Olympian), Simen Auseth (1984 Olympian) and Thomas Hansvoll (later professional).

Well-known wrestlers include Karl Norbeck, Kjell Steen-Nilsen and Thorvald Olsen

Thorvald Olsen

Thorvald Matheus "Torden" Olsen was a Norwegian wrestler and sports official.He became Norwegian champion in his weight class in 1912, 1914, 1915 and 1918. He became Nordic champion in 1918. He represented the club IF Ørnulf...

 (1912 Olympian), Alfred Gundersen (1912 Olympian), Ansgar Løvold (1912 Olympian), Thorbjørn Frydenlund

Thorbjørn Frydenlund

Thorbjørn Frydenlund was a Norwegian wrestler.He competed in Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a brother of Richard Frydenlund, and both represented the club IF Ørnulf.-References:...

 (1912 Olympian), Richard Frydenlund

Richard Frydenlund

Richard Cornelius Frydenlund was a Norwegian wrestler.He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics, and at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he placed fifth in Greco-Roman lightweight. He was a brother of Thorbjørn Frydenlund, and both represented the club IF Ørnulf.-References:...

 (1912 and 1920 Olympian), Bjørn Cook (1948 Olympian), Egil Solsvik (1948 Olympian), Bjørn Larsson (1952 Olympian).

Well-known athletes include Per Oscar Andersen, Carl Albert Andersen (1900 Olympian in athletics), Oscar Guttormsen

Oscar Guttormsen

Oscar Guttormsen was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the sprints, jumps and hurdles. He represented the sports club Ørnulf IF in Oslo....

 (1906 and 1908 Olympian), Carl Alfred Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912....

 (1906 Olympian in athletics), Fritz Skullerud (1906 Olympian), Halfdan Bjølgerud

Halfdan Bjølgerud

Halfdan Bjølgerud was a Norwegian high jumper. He represented Ørnulf IF in Kristiania.At the 1906 Summer Olympics he finished sixth in the high jump final with a jump of 1.67 metres. He became Norwegian champion in 1903 ad 1906. -References:...

 (1906 Olympian), Rolf Stenersen

Rolf Stenersen

Rolf Kristian Eckersberg Stenersen was a Norwegian track and field athlete, businessman, art collector, non-fiction writer, essayist, novelist, playwright and biographer.-Personal life:...

 (1920 Olympian), Helge Løvland

Helge Løvland

Helge Andreas Løvland was a Norwegian track and field athlete. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1920 Olympics.Løvland was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1919.-References:*...

 (1920 Olympic champion), Hans Gundhus (1924 Olympian), John Johansen (1908 Olympian, but not for Ørnulf) and Bjarne Guldager

Bjarne Guldager

Bjarne Guldager was a Norwegian sprinter. He represented Ørnulf IF in Kristiania.Guldager participated in both 100 and 200 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but did not progress from the heats in either event. He was also a part of the 4 x 100 metres relay team that was disqualified...

(1920 Olympian, but not for Ørnulf).