IL Runar
Encyclopedia
Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian
sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord
. It has sections for athletics
, team handball
, football
and cross country skiing.
The men's handball team currently plays in the first league of Norwegian handball, and was relegated from the first league in 2006–07 season, but they soon returned to the first league again. Runar won the highest league in the seasons 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1999–00.
The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football league system
. Its last stint in the Norwegian First Division was in 1997, with players like Morten Fevang
who later became a significal player in Tippeligaen
and captain of Odd Grenland. In late 1998 Runar formed the elite football team Sandefjord Fotball
with local rivals Sandefjord BK, in an attempt to take Sandefjord back to the top level of football in Norway. The plan succeeded, as Sandefjord Fotball have been playing in the Norwegian Premier League 4 out of the 6 last seasons.
Its athletics section is known for its prominent long-distance runners. Olympic competitors Gunhild Halle Haugen
and Marius Bakken
represented IL Runar, and so did Susanne Wigene
for a limited period. Local rivals in both handball and athletics are Sandefjord TIF
.
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 Haukerød in Sandefjord
Sandefjord
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838...
. It has sections for athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and cross country skiing.
The men's handball team currently plays in the first league of Norwegian handball, and was relegated from the first league in 2006–07 season, but they soon returned to the first league again. Runar won the highest league in the seasons 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1999–00.
The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football league system
Norwegian football league system
The current national league system administered by the football association is organised as 1-1-4-12, where Tippeligaen is the highest Norwegian level and Adeccoligaen the second highest, followed by four third level and 12 fourth level ....
. Its last stint in the Norwegian First Division was in 1997, with players like Morten Fevang
Morten Fevang
Morten Fevang is a Norwegian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Tippeligaen side Odd Grenland.-Club career:...
who later became a significal player in Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
and captain of Odd Grenland. In late 1998 Runar formed the elite football team Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
with local rivals Sandefjord BK, in an attempt to take Sandefjord back to the top level of football in Norway. The plan succeeded, as Sandefjord Fotball have been playing in the Norwegian Premier League 4 out of the 6 last seasons.
Its athletics section is known for its prominent long-distance runners. Olympic competitors Gunhild Halle Haugen
Gunhild Halle Haugen
Gunhild Haugen is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. She is the daughter of Per Halle, who was her coach as well. Haugen represented IL Runar....
and Marius Bakken
Marius Bakken
Marius Bakken is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, having run distances from 800 to 10,000 metres in his early career. He represents IL Runar....
represented IL Runar, and so did Susanne Wigene
Susanne Wigene
Susanne Wigene is a Norwegian middle and long distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres...
for a limited period. Local rivals in both handball and athletics are Sandefjord TIF
Sandefjord TIF
Sandefjord Turn- og Idrettsforening is a sports club in Sandefjord, Norway. The club has activities in basketball, handball , orienteering, athletics, skiing, volleyball, gymnastics and children's allsports....
.