Erling Trondsen (born 28 December 1959) is a Paralympic swimmer from Norway. He has won 20 medals, thirteen of them gold, between 1976 and 1992. [1] [2]
Trondsen is currently an organizer in disabled beach volleyball. [3] [4] and coach. [5]
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
(Norwegian) or Fuossko (Lule Sami) is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straumsnes, and Sulitjelma.
The Society Party is a self-proclaimed anarchist political party in Norway. The party was founded by Øystein Meier Johannessen in 1985.
Erling Mathias Havnå of Arendal, Norway, is a former kickboxer and convicted criminal.
UFFA is an anarchist youth house in Trondheim, Norway. The self-managed social centre provides a location for concerts and self-organised activities such as an infoshop at the Ivar Matlaus Bokkafé, a hacklab and an anarchist newspaper. Squatted in 1981, it moved to its present location the following year. The centre was burnt down in 2010 and then rebuilt.
Norway participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" written and performed by Alexander Rybak. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 21 February 2009 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public televote.
Norway has participated in every edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics, except the second Summer Games in 1964. It was one of the seventeen countries to take part in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of eleven athletes. Norway was the host country of both the 1980 Winter Paralympics, in Geilo, and the 1994 Winter Paralympics, in Lillehammer.
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music.
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2012 in music. This year was the peak of music downloads sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.
Open Ears is a studio album by Vigleik Storaas Septet.
Mopti is a Norwegian experimental jazz band.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2011 in Norwegian music.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2013 in Norwegian music.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1940 in Norwegian music.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1923 in Norwegian music.
Erling Braut Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, strength, positioning, and finishing inside the box. Haaland holds the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single Premier League season, with 36.
Erik Botheim is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Salernitana.
Events in the year 2018 in Norway.
Narve Gilje Nordås is a Norwegian athlete competing in middle-distance and long-distance events.