Oslo KK

Oslo Kajakklubb is a sports club from Oslo, Norway.

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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]

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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