Oslo Kajakklubb is a sports club from Oslo, Norway.
Established on 1 March 1931, its only sport is canoe racing. It is based at Bestumkilen outside of Skøyen, sharing the locality with the rowing club Bestumkilen RK. Member-wise, the club languished under the 1000 mark until the early 2000s, when membership was more than doubled. Among its 2,200 members in 2012, 40% were female. [1] [2] [3]
Well-known members include 1936 Olympian Ivar Iversen, [4] 1948 Olympic bronze medallist Eivind Skabo, [5] 1976 Olympian Morten Opsahl, [6] 1984 Olympian Finn Borchgrevink, [7] and 2000 Olympic gold medallist Knut Holmann. [8]
Among its head coaches are Tom Selvik. [9] Among its chairmen of the board are Gerhard Aspheim. [10] At times, the club has also had the chair and vice chair of the Norwegian Canoe Association, such as in 1961 with Reidar Webster and Ivar Iversen respectively. [11]
