Tønsberg FIK explained

Clubname:Tønsberg FIK
Fullname:Tønsberg Friidrettsklubb
Founded:25 November 1981

Tønsberg Friidrettsklubb is a Norwegian track and field club from Tønsberg, Vestfold.

Organization

On 25 November 1981 it was established as a merger of the athletics departments of Tønsbergs TF with IF Tønsberg-Kameratene. This was the fifth attempt to conduct such a merger; the previous attempts had all stranded.[1] The club hosted the Norwegian Championships in 1993. The home field is Greveskogen.[2]

National champions

The club has been successful in distance running. In the 3000 metres steeplechase Morten Rønnekleiv became national champion in 1989, 1990 and 1992, and world-class skier Anders Aukland won silver and bronze medals in 1993, 1994 and 2001.[3] Aukland also became 5000 metres champion in 1995, and won silver in 1994.[4] Rønnekleiv became national champion in cross-country running in 1988 and 1990 (3 km).[5] Roy Andersen became national marathon champion in 1987 and half marathon champion in 1988.[6] [7] He won the 5000 metres silver medals in 1982 and 1983,[4] won the 10,000 metres silver in 1982, and a bronze in 1985.[8] In cross-country running Andersen became national champion in 1982, 1985 and 1986 with a silver in 1988 (10 km), and in this distance Aukland won a silver and bronze in 2003 and 2006.[9]

The club is also known for their throwers. Then-national record holder Richard Olsen won the hammer throw in 1982 and 1983, and a bronze in 1984; Knut Vikne won the bronze in 2000.[10] Arne Pedersen won the shot put gold and the discus throw bronze in 1985; Trond Ulleberg won the shot put silver in 1983.[11] [12] For women, Marianne Thorsen won a shot put bronze in 1988 and discus bronzes in 1985 and 1987. Birgit Brosø won the shot put silver and bronze in 1990 and 1993, and a heptathlon silver in 1993.[13] [14] [15] Katharina Hopen has won the club's only javelin throw medal to date, a silver in 1990.[16]

In sprints, Lisbeth Pettersen (née Andersen) is the most prominent. She became national 400 metres champion in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990, and won three other medals.[17] She won a 200 metres bronze in 1987.[18] Jon Nicolaisen won silver medals in the 400 metres hurdles in 1985 and 1990, and a bronze in 1988.[19] In the jumps, Thomas Røkenes won a high jump silver medal in 1992.[20] Marianne Vikne won silver medals in 1984, 1985 and 1995 and a bronze in 1993.[21] Harald Vikne won the silver medals in the standing long jump and decathlon in 1990,[22] [23] the bronze medal in the long jump in 1989,[24] Even Hytten won the decathlon in 1991.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historie. Tønsberg FIK. Norwegian. 27 July 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185021/http://www.tfik.no/TFIK-07-Om%20TFIK/Data/Historie.htm. 24 July 2011.
  2. Web site: Hovedmesterskapet Menn/Main Championships Men. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215133151/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/amnm.htm. 15 December 2011.
  3. Web site: 3000 meter Hinder/Steeplechase. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031532/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m3000h.htm. 9 May 2012.
  4. Web site: 5000 meter. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215152037/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m5000.htm. 15 December 2011.
  5. Web site: 3 km Terrengløp/Cross Country. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215161721/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m3kmt.htm. 15 December 2011.
  6. Web site: Maraton/Marathon. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215125912/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mmar.htm. 15 December 2011.
  7. Web site: Halv-maraton/Half-marathon. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010.
  8. Web site: 10000 meter. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031809/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10000.htm. 9 May 2012.
  9. Web site: 10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032204/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10kmt.htm. 9 May 2012.
  10. Web site: Slegge/Hammer Throw. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215125646/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mht.htm. 15 December 2011.
  11. Web site: Kule/Shot Put. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031645/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/msp.htm. 9 May 2012.
  12. Web site: Diskos/Discus Throw. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154846/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mdt.htm. 15 December 2011.
  13. Web site: Kule/Shot Put. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154129/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/ksp.htm. 15 December 2011.
  14. Web site: Diskos/Discus Throw. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215121755/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/kdt.htm. 15 December 2011.
  15. Web site: 7-kamp/Heptathlon. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215130850/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khep.htm. 15 December 2011.
  16. Web site: Spyd/Javelin Throw. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215155242/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/kjt.htm. 15 December 2011.
  17. Web site: 400 meter. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509033047/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k400.htm. 9 May 2012.
  18. Web site: 200 meter. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154751/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k200.htm. 15 December 2011.
  19. Web site: 400 meter Hekk/Hurdles. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032152/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400h.htm. 9 May 2012.
  20. Web site: Høyde/High Jump. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215161907/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhj.htm. 15 December 2011.
  21. Web site: Høyde/High Jump. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031318/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khj.htm. 9 May 2012.
  22. Web site: Lengde uten Tilløp/Standing Long Jump. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215124823/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mljut.htm. 15 December 2011.
  23. Web site: 10-kamp/Decathlon. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215131402/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mdec.htm. 15 December 2011.
  24. Web site: Lengde/Long Jump. Norwegian Athletics. 1 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121050507/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mlj.htm. 21 January 2012.