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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]

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References

  1. ↑ Olaussen, Lise Merete (3 July 2007). "Kajakfeberen herjer". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  2. ↑ Bjørhovde, Hilde (12 June 2012). "Helse i hvert padletak". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). pp. 24–25.
  3. ↑ Tvedt, Knut Are; Reisegg, Øyvind, eds. (2000). "Oslo Kajakklubb". Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 238.
  4. ↑ "Ivar Iversen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Eivind Skabo". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Morten Opsahl". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Finn Borchgrevink". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Bryhn, Rolf. "Knut Holmann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  9. ↑ Nilsen, Jorunn (4 June 2008). "Landets beste padlere". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 19.
  10. ↑ "75 år 27. september: Gerhard Aspheim" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 7 September 2005.
  11. ↑ "Norges Kajakkforbund". Arbeiderbladet (in Norwegian). 20 December 1961. p. 14.


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