Oslo AK explained

Oslo Atletklub is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It now only has a section for weightlifting.

The club was founded as Kristiania Atletklub on 4 October 1916.

Their best athlete was Otto von Porat who became an Olympic gold medalist in amateur boxing in 1924.^[1] Haakon Hansen and Kristoffer Nilsen also competed at the 1924 Olympics,^{[2] [3]} and Ingvald Bjerke competed at the 1928 Olympics.^[4] Arthur Nord represented the club in sport wrestling in 1924 and 1928.^[5] The club also competed in swimming, where Tormod Normann was the club's best achiever.^[6] Boxing, wrestling and swimming were later discontinued.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Otto von Porat. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/otto-von-porat-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 11 April 2012.
2. Web site: Haakon Hansen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034055/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/haakon-hansen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 11 April 2012.
3. Web site: Kristoffer Nilsen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/kristoffer-nilsen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 11 April 2012.
4. Web site: Ingvald Bjerke. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034551/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bj/ingvald-bjerke-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 11 April 2012.
5. Web site: Otto von Porat. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034704/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/jorgen-andersen-2.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 11 April 2012.
6. Encyclopedia: Tormod Normann. Store norske leksikon. Oslo. Norwegian. 11 April 2012.