SK Arild
Sportsklubben Arild was a multi-sports club in
race walking
.
The club was founded on 22 March 1919 by boys who belonged to the
Ullern SK played Norway's first handball match at Akershus Fortress and founded the Norwegian Handball Federation.[2]
Arild won the first Norwegian championship title for men in 1939, when the sport was played outdoors, and followed up with outdoor titles in 1949, 1950 and 1951. When handball started the indoor championships that are now standard, Arild won the first men's title in 1958 and another in 1964.[3]
The club was relegated from the highest division in 1975,[4] and later went defunct.
References
- ^ Ranheim, Erling, ed. (1956). Norske skiløpere (in Norwegian). Vol. Østlandet Sør. Oslo: Skiforlaget. p. 383.
- ^ Hole, Arne (2 May 1987). "Håndball-pionérene". Aftenposten weekend (in Norwegian). p. 25.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "En epoke er slutt". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 18 February 1975. p. 10.
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