SK Vidar
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Sportsklubben Vidar is a Norwegian
sports club from Oslo
. It has sections for track and field
, triathlon
and archery
.
before the war.
It arranges Oslo Marathon, and also the Grete Waitz Run from 1984 to 2003 and the cross-country skiing
race Vidar Run from 1933 to 1993. Together with the clubs IK Tjalve and IL i BUL it forms the "Bislett Alliance", which arranges the Bislett Games
. The Bislett Alliance also hosted the Norwegian Championships in 2006.
event for many years. Terje Pedersen
took his first of four Norwegian championships in 1960, and later set a world record
. Per Erling Olsen
won in the years 1980 through 1984, and Øystein Slettevold in 1986. Andreas Thorkildsen
won his first Olympic title, in 2004, while representing Vidar and became Norwegian champion in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005 while representing the club. Other athletes have won national silver and bronze medals, including Thorkildsen's coach Åsmund Martinsen who won bronze in 1994. Solfrid Haug, Anne Grete Bæraas and Unn Merete Lie have won the women's javelin titles.
Another prominent thrower is Mette Bergmann
, who represented Vidar and won national titles in the years from 1991 through 2000. For men, Svein Inge Valvik
and Olav Jenssen have won national gold for Vidar. Bergmann and Lie have hammer throw
titles for women; so do the brothers Anders and Bjørnar Halvorsen for men. The club has been less successful in the shot put, with only one national gold (Roar Hoff, 1992). Young talent Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen
represented the club before going on to other sports.
Grete Waitz
, Atle Douglas
, Jim Svenøy
Jan Gulbrandsen
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 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...
, triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
and archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
.
Organization
The club was founded in 1919. It was later a member of the Workers' Sports FederationArbeidernes Idrettsforbund
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund was a sporting organization in Norway between 1924 and 1946. As of 1935, AIF had around 50,000 members. AIF published the magazine Arbeideridrett.-Foundation and early growth:...
before the war.
It arranges Oslo Marathon, and also the Grete Waitz Run from 1984 to 2003 and the cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
race Vidar Run from 1933 to 1993. Together with the clubs IK Tjalve and IL i BUL it forms the "Bislett Alliance", which arranges the Bislett Games
Bislett Games
The Bislett Games is an annual track and field event at the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. It is sponsored by ExxonMobil and officially known as the ExxonMobil Bislett Games.-History:The first...
. The Bislett Alliance also hosted the Norwegian Championships in 2006.
Throwing
SK Vidar has been an important club in the men's javelin throwJavelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
event for many years. Terje Pedersen
Terje Pedersen
Terje Pedersen is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented SK Vidar.At the 1960 Summer Olympics he progressed from the qualifying round, but did not start in the final. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he did not qualify for the final. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1960 and...
took his first of four Norwegian championships in 1960, and later set a world record
World records in athletics
World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....
. Per Erling Olsen
Per Erling Olsen
Per Erling Olsen is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented SK Vidar. His personal best throw was 90.30 metres , achieved in June 1983 on Bislett stadion....
won in the years 1980 through 1984, and Øystein Slettevold in 1986. Andreas Thorkildsen
Andreas Thorkildsen
Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...
won his first Olympic title, in 2004, while representing Vidar and became Norwegian champion in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005 while representing the club. Other athletes have won national silver and bronze medals, including Thorkildsen's coach Åsmund Martinsen who won bronze in 1994. Solfrid Haug, Anne Grete Bæraas and Unn Merete Lie have won the women's javelin titles.
Another prominent thrower is Mette Bergmann
Mette Bergmann
Mette Bergmann is a retired discus thrower from Kråkerøy, Norway. Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres, achieved in May 1995 in Florø. This is the current Norwegian record....
, who represented Vidar and won national titles in the years from 1991 through 2000. For men, Svein Inge Valvik
Svein Inge Valvik
Svein Inge Valvik is a retired Norwegian discus thrower. He represented SK Vidar, IF Kamp-Vestheim, IK Tjalve and Urædd....
and Olav Jenssen have won national gold for Vidar. Bergmann and Lie have hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
titles for women; so do the brothers Anders and Bjørnar Halvorsen for men. The club has been less successful in the shot put, with only one national gold (Roar Hoff, 1992). Young talent Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen
Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen
Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen is a Norwegian athlete who has competed in shot put, American football and professional boxing....
represented the club before going on to other sports.
Running
In the road relay Holmenkollstafetten the women's team has won ten times, but never the men.Grete Waitz
Grete Waitz
Grete Waitz was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Waitz won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history...
, Atle Douglas
Atle Douglas
Atle Douglas is a retired Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He represented BFG Fana, SK Vidar, Bergen FIK, IL Gular and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career....
, Jim Svenøy
Jim Svenøy
Jim Svenøy is an athlete from Fræna in Norway who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-External links:...
Jan Gulbrandsen
Jan Gulbrandsen
Jan Gulbrandsen was a Norwegian hurdler and sports official. He was president of the Norwegian Olympic Committee from 1985 to 1989.He competed in 400 metres hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:...