Storhamar IL

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Storhamar Idrettslag is a Norwegian multi-sports club based in Hamar. It has sections for ice hockey, team handball, association football and figure skating.

History

It was founded in 1935 as Storhamar AIL, a workers' sports club which was a member of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund.[1] The district Storhamar was located in the municipality Vang until an expansion of Hamar's city limits in 1946.[2] It was one of four significant clubs in the districts before 1940, and because of their status as a local club, and certain ties to the Communist Party, it declined to merge into a catch-all club after 1945. Fellow workers' sports club Hamar AIL did merge, to form part of Hamarkameratene.[3]

Ice hockey

Main article: Storhamar Dragons

The ice hockey department was established in 1957, and took the name Storhamar Dragons in 1998. It is one of the most successful ice hockey clubs in Norway. The home arenas are Hamar OL-Amfi and Storhamar ishall.[1]

Handball

The women's handball team currently plays in the highest Norwegian league. Players include Heidi Tjugum[1] and Anja Edin.

Football

The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bryhn, Rolf (2007). "Storhamar Idrettslag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 December 2009. 
  2. ↑ Gjerdåker, Brynjulv (1998). Stiftstad og bygdeby. Hamars historie 1935–1991 (in Norwegian). Hamar: Hamar Municipality. pp. 102–106. ISBN 82-994906-1-8. 
  3. ↑ Gjerdåker, 1998: 101
Norwegian handball 2011–12
Men's Postenligaen
Women's Postenligaen
Men's First Division
  • Bjørnar
  • Bodø
  • Falk
  • Fjellhammer
  • Fram Larvik
  • Halden
  • Haugaland
  • Kristiansund HK
  • Nærbø
  • Stord
  • Vålerenga
Women's First Division
Related topics
Sport in Hamar
Clubs
Briskebyen FL • FL Fart • Hamar AIL • Hamar IL • HamKam • Storhamar IL (Handball • Dragons) • Vang FL
Venues
Ankerskogen svømmehall • Briskeby Arena • Fartbana • Hamar stadion (closed) • Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre • Prestrudhallen • Storhamar Ishall • Vikingskipet
Events
World championships
Speed skating (Allround : 1895 (men) • 1952 (men) • 1980 (women) • 1985 (men) • 1991 (women) • 1993 (men) • 1999 • 2004 • 2009 • 2013 — Sprint : 1997 • 2002 • 2007 — Single distance : 1996) • Bandy (1993) • Ice hockey (1999) • Women's handball (1999) • Ice Sledge hockey (2012)


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