Refstad-Veitvet IL
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Refstad-Veitvet Idrettslag was a Norwegian
sports club from Oslo
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It was founded in 1985 as a merger between Refstad IL (founded 1946) and Veitvet IL (founded 1955). It was especially known for its team handball
section. Refstad IL had won several handball championships for men between 1974 and 1979. The club later went defunct. A new club named Veitvet SK has later been founded.
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...
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It was founded in 1985 as a merger between Refstad IL (founded 1946) and Veitvet IL (founded 1955). It was especially known for its 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...
section. Refstad IL had won several handball championships for men between 1974 and 1979. The club later went defunct. A new club named Veitvet SK has later been founded.