IL Vestar explained

Idrettslaget Vestar was a Norwegian sports club from Oslo established in 1953, with sections for team handball and athletics.

It was founded as Vestlendingenes IL, indicating its status as a club for people from Western Norway who had moved to Oslo. It took the name IL Vestar in 1960.^[1]

It is best known for its women's handball team, which dominated the First Division for much of the 1970s, winning seven titles in a row between 1972 and 1978. This makes it the championship's second most successful club after Larvik HK.^[2] Its major international success was reaching the semifinals of the 1977 European Cup, where it was defeated by SC Leipzig.^[3] Its best known players were Karen Fladset, Kristin Midthun, Linn Siri Jensen, Ingrid Steen and Cathrine Svendsen.^[1]

In athletics, their best known athlete was sprinter Richard Simonsen.^[1] One other sprinter won national gold medals; Kåre Magne Åmot in the 100 metres in 1980 and 1981.^[4] Handball player Karen Fladset was also a good discus thrower with two Norwegian championships.^[5] Leif Rise won national silver and bronze medals in the discus throw and shot put,^{[6] [7]} Astrid Skei won one silver medal in the javelin throw,^[8] and John Kristian Johnsen and Oddvin Moland won silver and bronze medals in the triple jump.^[9]

Titles

• First Division
  • 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Idrettslaget Vestar. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 10 August 2012.
2. http://www.bundesligainfo.de/Saison/Ausland/Meister/FNOR.php List of champions
3. http://todor66.com/handball/Euro_Cups/Women_CC_1977.html Results
4. Web site: 100 meter . Norwegian Athletics . 10 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032516/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m100.htm . 9 May 2012 .
5. Web site: Diskos/Discus Throw. Norwegian Athletics. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215121755/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/kdt.htm. 15 December 2011.
6. Web site: Diskos/Discus Throw. Norwegian Athletics. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154846/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mdt.htm. 15 December 2011.
7. Web site: Kule/Shot Put. Norwegian Athletics. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031645/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/msp.htm. 9 May 2012.
8. Web site: Spyd/Javelin Throw. Norwegian Athletics. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215155242/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/kjt.htm. 15 December 2011.
9. Web site: Tresteg/Triple Jump. Norwegian Athletics. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031040/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mtj.htm. 9 May 2012.