Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

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Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

Country/Region	Norway
Code	NOR
Created	15 March 1861
Continental Association	EOC
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
President	Zaineb Al-Samarai
Secretary General	Inge Andersen
Website	www.idrettsforbundet.no

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Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
National Paralympic Committee

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) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. 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. The current president is Zaineb Al-Samarai.

History

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

The presidents before 1940:

During the German occupation of Norway

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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)

1940-1940 Olaf Helset (deposed)
1940-1942 Egil Reichborn-Kjennerud
1942-1944 Charles Hoff

NIF 1946–1996

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

1965-1969 Jørgen Jahre
1969-1985 Arne B. Mollén
1985-1989 Jan Gulbrandsen
1989-1996 Arne Myhrvold

Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske Komite 1996–2007

1996-1999 Arne Myhrvold
1999-2004 Kjell Olav Kran
2004-2004 Grethe Fossli (acting)
2004-2007 Karl-Arne Johannessen
2007-2007 Odd-Roar Thorsen (acting)
2007-2007 Tove Paule

Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske og Paralympiske Komite 2007–

2007–2011 Tove Paule
2011–2015 Børre Rognlien
2015–2019 Tom Tvedt
2019– Berit Kjøll

References

"Norway". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
"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.

External links

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