Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
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| Country |  Norway |
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| Code | NOR |
| Created | 15 March 1861 |
| Continental Association | EOC |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| President | Zaineb Al-Samarai[1] |
| Secretary General | Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk (acting)[2] |
| Website | www.idrettsforbundet.no |
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| Country | Norway |
| Code | NOR |
| Created | 1 January 2008 |
| Continental association | EPC |
| Website | idrettsforbundet.no/funksjonshemmede/ |
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (Norwegian: Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF), commonly known as the Norwegian Sports Confederation (Norwegian: Norges idrettsforbund; IOC Code: NOR) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway and the country's National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members and 12,000 sports clubs in 19 region confederations and 54 national federations.[3] The current president is Zaineb Al-Samarai.
History
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The organisation was founded in 1861 as Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug, and has later changed its name several times. The current name dates from 2007.
Former presidents
[edit]The presidents before 1940:[4]
Centralforeningen 1861–1910
[edit]- 1861–1864 Otto Richard Kierulf
- 1864–1867 Nils Christian Irgens
- 1867–1869 Otto Richard Kierulf
- 1869–1878 Lars Broch
- 1878–1881 Lars Christian Dahll
- 1881–1885 Edvard Eriksen
- 1885–1887 Olaf Wilhelm Petersen
- 1887–1892 Anders Løwlie
- 1892–1902 Carl Sylow
- 1902–1904 Thorvald Prydz
- 1904–1906 Frithjof Jacobsen
- 1906–1916 Oscar Strugstad
- 1916–1919 Hans Daae
Norges Riksforbund for Idræt 1910–1919
[edit]- 1910–1914 Johan Martens
- 1914–1918 Johan Sverre
- 1918–1919 Leif S. Rode
Norges Landsforbund for Idræt 1919–1940
[edit]- 1919–1925 Hjalmar Krag
- 1925–1930 Leif S. Rode
- 1930–1932 Jørgen Martinius Jensen
- 1932–1936 Daniel Eie
- 1936–1940 Carl Christiansen
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund 1924–1940
[edit]- 1924–1926 Harald Liljedahl
- 1926–1927 Oscar Hansen
- 1927–1928 Thor Jørgensen
- 1928–1931 Thorvald Olsen
- 1931–1935 Trygve Lie
- 1935–1939 Arthur Ruud
- 1939–1940 Rolf Hofmo
- 1931– Oscar Hansen
During the German occupation of Norway
[edit]NLF and AIF were merged in September 1940, but the new organization was soon usurped by the Nazi authorities during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.[5]
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- 1940–1940 Olaf Helset (deposed)
- 1940–1942 Egil Reichborn-Kjennerud
- 1942–1944 Charles Hoff
NIF 1946–1996
[edit]- 1946–1948 Olaf Helset
- 1948–1951 Arthur Ruud
- 1961–1965 Axel Proet Høst
- 1965–1967 Johan Chr. Schønheyder
- 1967–1973 Torfinn Bentzen
- 1973–1984 Ole Jacob Bangstad
- 1984–1990 Hans B. Skaset
- 1990–1994 William Engseth
- 1994–1996 Arne Myhrvold
Norges Olympiske Komite 1965–1996
[edit]- 1965–1969 Jørgen Jahre
- 1969–1985 Arne B. Mollén
- 1985–1989 Jan Gulbrandsen
- 1989–1996 Arne Myhrvold
Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske Komite 1996–2007
[edit]- 1996–1999 Arne Myhrvold
- 1999–2004 Kjell Olav Kran[2]
- 2004–2004 Grethe Fossli (acting)[2]
- 2004–2007 Karl-Arne Johannessen[2]
- 2007–2007 Odd-Roar Thorsen (acting)[2]
- 2007–2007 Tove Paule
Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske og Paralympiske Komite 2007–
[edit]- 2007–2011 Tove Paule[2]
- 2011–2015 Børre Rognlien[2]
- 2015–2019 Tom Tvedt[2]
- 2019–2023 Berit Kjøll[2]
- 2023– Zaineb Al-Samarai[2][6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Norway". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bryhn, Rolf. "Norges idrettsforbund". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF)". Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ Olstad, Finn (1987). Forsvar, sport, klassekamp 1861–1939. Volume one of Norsk idretts historie (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 327. ISBN 82-03-11337-0.
- ^ Tønnesson, Stein (1995). "Norges Idrettsforbund". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ "Idrettsstyret, komiteer og utvalg".
- ^ "Norway". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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