Hornindal IL

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Hornindal IL
Full nameHornindal Idrettslag
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GroundHornindal idrettspark

Hornindal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Hornindal. It has sections for association football, volleyball, Nordic skiing, biathlon and weightlifting.

Notable club members include ski jumper Anders Fannemel. [1] Also, international footballer and later top-level coach Frode Grodås started his career here.

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