IFK Mora

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IFK Mora
IFK Mora logo.svg
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Mora
NicknamesMorakamraterna
Sport orienteering, cross-country skiing, orienteering, athletics, gymnastics, football
Founded22 August 1909 (1909-08-22)
Based in Mora, Sweden

IFK Mora is a sports club in Mora, Sweden. The club was founded on 22 August 1909, and became an alliance club on 1 January 1992, following a 1991 decision. [1] IFK Mora is known for its successes in orienteering and cross-country skiing but is also active in athletics, gymnastics, and football. IFK Mora and Sälens IF own and arrange Vasaloppet together every year. [2]

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The best known profile in the club is Nils "Mora-Nisse" Karlsson, Olympic gold winner in cross-country skiing in 1948 and won Vasaloppet nine times.

Association football

The men's football team has been playing two seasons in the second highest division. [3]

Orienteering

The club's team came second in Tiomila in 1965 with Karl-Åke Asph, Åke Stenkvist in the first two legs and Anders Romson in the last one. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Stadgar för IFK Mora" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFK Mora. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Penningregn över föreningar" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Claes Glenning". September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Malmia vann Tiomila". GT: 13. 9 May 1965.
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