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Oslo Atletklub is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It now only has a section for weightlifting.
The club was founded as Kristiania Atletklub on 4 October 1916.
Their best athlete was Otto von Porat who became an Olympic gold medalist in amateur boxing in 1924.[1] Haakon Hansen and Kristoffer Nilsen also competed at the 1924 Olympics,[2][3] and Ingvald Bjerke competed at the 1928 Olympics.[4] Arthur Nord represented the club in sport wrestling in 1924 and 1928.[5] The club also competed in swimming, where Tormod Normann was the club's best achiever.[6] Boxing, wrestling and swimming were later discontinued.
References
[edit]- ^ "Otto von Porat". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Haakon Hansen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Kristoffer Nilsen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Ingvald Bjerke". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Otto von Porat". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Tormod Normann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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