IFK Mora

IFK Mora, founded in 1909, is a sports club in Mora, Sweden. IFK Mora is known for its successes in orienteering and cross-country skiing but is also active in athletics, gymnastics and football. IFK Mora and Sälens IF own and arrange Vasaloppet together every year.

IFK Mora
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Mora
NicknamesMorakamraterna
Sportorienteering, cross-country skiing, orienteering, athletics, gymnastics, football
Founded1909 (1909)
Based inMora, Sweden

The best known profile in the club is Nils "Mora-Nisse" Karlsson, Olympic gold winner in cross-country skiing in 1948 and won Vasaloppet nine times.

Association football

The men's football team has been playing two seasons in the second highest division.[1]

Orienteering

The club's team came second in Tiomila in 1965 with Karl-Åke Asph, Åke Stenkvist in the first two legs and Anders Romson in the last one.[2]

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References

  1. "Claes Glenning". September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. "Malmia vann Tiomila". GT: 13. 9 May 1965.
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