Founded | 25 May 1890 |
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Type | Gymnastics federation |
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Area served | Norway |
Key people | Kristin Gilbert Øistein Leren |
Website | www.gymogturn.no |
The Norwegian Gymnastics Federation (Norwegian : Norges Gymnastikk- og Turnforbund, NGTF) is the national gymnastics association in Norway.
The Norwegian Gymnastics Federation was founded in 1890 as De Norske Turn- og Gymnastikkforeninger, and gymnastics was the first sport in Norway to be organized as a federation. The federation is a member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports (NIF), the European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) and the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG). Its headquarters are in Oslo. [1] [2]
As of 2016, its general secretary is Øistein Leren, and its president is Kristin Gilbert. [3]
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