Idrottsbladet

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Idrottsbladet
Editor Torsten Tegnér (1915–1957)
Categories Sports magazine
Founded1910
Final issue2009
Country Sweden
Based in Stockholm
Language Swedish
ISSN 0345-5106
OCLC 761115881

Idrottsbladet (Swedish : The Sports Gazette) was a sports magazine which existed between 1910 and 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden. During its lifetime it was the largest sports magazine in Scandinavia. [1]

History and profile

Idrottsbladet was launched in 1910. [2] It was headquartered in Stockholm. [3] Torsten Tegnér was the owner and editor from 1915 to 1957 and continued as editor until 1967. [2] [4] After Tegnér's editorship the magazine began to focus on motorsport and was for some years a member of the Swedish Motorcycle and Snowmobile Association. [2] One of the contributors of the magazine was Carl Linde. [5]

In the 1950s Idrottsbladet was published three times per week. [5] The magazine changed its name to Svensk Motorsport in 2008 and folded in 2009. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Johan R. Norberg (2009). "Football, football pools and the unexpected arrival of sports in Swedish welfare politics". Soccer & Society. 10 (3–4): 423. doi:10.1080/14660970902771472. S2CID   154595541.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Idrottsbladet" (in Swedish). Store norske leksikon. 22 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Idrottsbladet. WorldCat. OCLC   76111588.
  4. ↑ Kenth Hansen (1996). "The Birth of Swedish Ice Hockey: Antwerp 1920" (PDF). Citius, Altius, Fortius: The ISOH Journal. 4 (2): 5–27.
  5. 1 2 Bill Sund (1997). "The British and continental influence on Swedish football". History of Sport. 14 (2): 167. doi:10.1080/09523369708713988.
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