Norwegian Bridge Federation

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The Norwegian Bridge Federation (Norwegian : Norsk Bridgeforbund, NBF) founded in 1932, is the national body for bridge in Norway.

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The Norwegian Bridge Federation was founded by Inga and Odd Arnesen [1] on 29 January 1932 ; at that time it had three member clubs. [2] Another national bridge organisation had been founded on 30 November 1931 by Wilhelm Nickelsen; [3] by mutual agreement, this was merged into what is now the NBF in April 1932.

It currently has 380 member clubs, divided into 25 circuits. The federation is a member of the European Bridge League, which in turn is a member organisation of the World Bridge Federation, and is also a member of the Norwegian Mind Sports Federation (Norsk Tankesportforbund). As of 2013 it has 9,203 registered members. [4] In 1993, it was decided that the organisation should publish a periodical six times a year; [2] the first issue of Norsk Bridge was published in February 1995, although since 2006 the frequency has been reduced to four times a year.

The organisation's office is at Ullevaal Stadion. Since 2016, the president has been Kari-Anne Opsal The vice-president is Astrid Lybæk. The general secretary is Allan Livgård.

Administration

Presidentsfromto
Anton Midsem19321934
Johannes Brun19341937
Oluf Aall19371939
Wilhelm Schibbye19391945
Niels Marius Nielsen19451950
Karl Fr. Dawes19501954
Ranik Halle19541964
Bjørn Larsen19641967
Ambjørg Amundsen19671971
Baard Baardsen19711975
Knut Koppang19751977
Bjørn Larsen19771979
Finn Søderstrøm19791981
Ole Smestad19811983
Arild H. Johansen19831987
Hans Jørgen Bakke19871988
Jakob Madsen19881991
Per Bryde Sundseth19911993
Arild H. Johansen19931995
Helge Stanghelle19951996
Jan Aasen19962004
Helge Stanghelle20042008
Jan Aasen20082014
Jostein Sørvoll20142016
Kari-Anne Opsal2016

Bridge in Norway

Norway is one of the top nations in bridge; the country won the world team championship in 2007, the NBF's 75th anniversary year, took silver in 1993 and 2001, and bronze in 1997, [5] and in 2008 at the first World Mind Sports Games in Beijing won more medals than any other nation, two gold, one silver and three bronze. [6] However, despite a "massive recruiting effort under the auspices of the NBF", the game attracts few young people and the average age of bridge club members is rising. [7]

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