TIL National explained

TIL National should not be confused with SK Nationalkameratene.

Turn- og Idrettslaget National is a Norwegian sports club from Sarpsborg, Østfold. It has sections for figure skating, sport wrestling and weightlifting.

The club was founded on 30 November 1905. As the name indicates, gymnastics and athletics were among its first sports, together with boxing, wrestling, skating and later team handball.^{[1] [2]}

Skilled wrestlers include world championship runner-up Einar Pettersen, European champion Sven Martinsen and Nordic champion Walfred Solberg. Well-known athletes include Olympians Rolf Hansen and Reidar Sørlie.^[1] Olympic medalists in gymnastics include Jørgen Andersen,^[3] Arthur Rydstrøm,^[4] Oscar Olstad,^[5] Petter Martinsen,^[6] and Asbjørn Bodahl.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: National i Sarpsborg. 30 November 1940. Aftenposten. 15. Norwegian.
2. News: Sarpsborgklubben National er 50 år. 1 December 1955. Aftenposten. 12. Norwegian.
3. Web site: Jørgen Andersen. 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. 10 April 2012.
4. Web site: Arthur Rydstrøm. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ry/arthur-rydstrom-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 10 April 2012.
5. Web site: Oscar Olstad. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034616/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/oscar-olstad-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 10 April 2012.
6. Web site: Petter Martinsen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034644/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/petter-martinsen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 10 April 2012.
7. Web site: Asbjørn Bodahl. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035027/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/asbjorn-bodahl-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 10 April 2012.