Sten Werner Osther (born 14 March 1948) is a retired Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Fredrikstad and represented the club Bækkelagets SK. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored six goals. [1]
The Kalmar Union was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by widowed Queen Margaret of Norway and Sweden. From 1397 to 1523, it joined under a single monarch the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, together with Norway's overseas colonies.
Gustav I, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Gustav rose to lead the Swedish War of Liberation following the Stockholm Bloodbath, where his father was executed. Gustav's election as king on 6 June 1523 and his triumphant entry into Stockholm eleven days later marked Sweden's final secession from the Kalmar Union.
Lillestrøm is a municipality in Akershus county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger between former municipalities Fet, Skedsmo and Sørum. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillestrøm. The town of Lillestrøm is a part of the Oslo metropolitan area.
Sten Sture the Elder was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470 to 1497 and again from 1501 to 1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist forces during the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he weakened the Kalmar Union considerably and became the effective ruler of Sweden as Lord Regent for most of his remaining life.
Sten Einar Stensen is a former speed skater. Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Kay Stenshjemmet, and Jan Egil Storholt, he was one of the legendary four S-es, contemporary Norwegian top skaters in the 1970s and early 1980s. Stensen excelled at the longer distances, especially the 5,000 m and 10,000 m, and set two world records. He was World Allround Champion in 1974 and European Allround Champion in 1975. He also won Olympic gold on the 5,000 m in Innsbruck in 1976. For his accomplishments, he received the Oscar Mathisen Award in 1974 and 1976.
Pål Bjarne Tyldum is a retired cross-country skier from Norway. Specializing in the longer distances, he won a gold medal in the 50 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay. Additionally, he won three Olympic silver medals and seven national cross-country championships. His best result at the world championships was fourth place in the 30 km and 4 × 10 km relay in 1970.
Kay Arne Stenshjemmet is a former speed skater from Norway.
Jan Egil Storholt is a former speed skater from Norway. He was born in Løkken Verk which at the time was part of the Meldal municipality.
Amund Martin Sjøbrend is a former ice speed skater from Norway.
Sten ("Stein") Jean Johnson was a Norwegian speed skating trainer and athlete. He was born in Bergen and is the nephew of Sonja Johnsson.
The Norway men's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2022, Norway has been in 2 finals.
Egil Sten Abel was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Fornebo, which won the silver medal in the 7 metre class.
Events in the year 1946 in Norway.
Sten Hugo Ziegler is a Danish former football player who played for Hvidovre IF in Denmark and Roda JC and Ajax in the Netherlands. He played 25 games and scored one goal for the Danish national team from 1971 to 1981, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics football tournament.
Events in the year 1948 in Norway.
Hallvard Rieber-Mohn was a Norwegian Dominican priest and author.
Sten Michael Grytebust is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aalesund.
Arne Børresen was a Norwegian international football forward. On club level he played for Fredrikstad and Kvik Halden. He was capped 25 times for Norway and scored one goal.
Sten Konow was a Norwegian Indologist. He was a professor of Indian philology at the Christiania University, Oslo, from 1910, until moving to Hamburg University in 1914, where he was a professor of Indian history and culture. He returned to Oslo as a professor of Indian languages and history in 1919. He was a specialist in the Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Norway's Bandy Association is the governing body for the sports of bandy, floorball and field hockey in Norway.