Bergens TF
{{Infobox athletics club |
clubname = Bergens Turn |
image = Image:Bergens TF.gif |
fullname = Bergens Turnforening |
founded = 5 March 1882 |
ground = Fana stadion (athletics),
Turnhallen (gymnastics)
Bergen |
}}
Bergens Turnforening, often shortened to Bergens Turn is a Norwegian sports club from Bergen, founded in 1882. It has sections for athletics, orienteering, gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The biggest international success has come in gymnastics, where the club had multiple Olympic champions before the Second World War. In the same period the club saw its heyday in Norwegian athletics; it is now a feeder team of IL Gular.
General history
The club was founded on 5 March 1882,{{cite web|url=http://www.bergensturnforening.no/om|title=Om Bergens Turnforening|publisher=Bergens TF|language=Norwegian|accessdate=22 September 2010}} among others by Johan Martens. He was a sportive pioneer who chaired the club from 1882 to 1888 and 1892 to 1897, and also the Norges Turn- og Gymnastikkforbund from 1899 to 1911 and the Norwegian National Confederation of Sports from 1910 to 1914.{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Johan Martens|encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Norvall|last=Skreien|editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Johan_Martens/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=21 September 2010}}
Gymnastics
Olympic medal winners include Sigvard Sivertsen (1908, team and 1912, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sigvard-sivertsen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034223/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sigvard-sivertsen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Sigvard Sivertsen|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Bjarne Johnsen (1912, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/bjarne-johnsen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034639/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/bjarne-johnsen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Bjarne Johnsen|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Knud Leonard Knudsen (1912, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/knud-knudsen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034617/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/knud-knudsen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Knud Knudsen|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Tor Lund (1912, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/tor-lund-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034640/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/tor-lund-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Tor Lund|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Hans Beyer (1912, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/hans-beyer-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034641/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/hans-beyer-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Hans Beyer|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Sigurd Jørgensen (1912, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/sigurd-jorgensen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034639/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/sigurd-jorgensen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Sigurd Jørgensen|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Nils Opdahl (1912, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/op/nils-opdahl-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/op/nils-opdahl-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Nils Opdahl|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Jacob Opdahl (1912, free system team and 1920, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/op/jacob-opdahl-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033037/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/op/jacob-opdahl-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Jacob Opdahl|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Lauritz Wigand-Larsen (1920, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/lauritz-wigand-larsen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035042/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/lauritz-wigand-larsen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Lauritz Wigand-Larsen|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Jakob Erstad (1920, free system team),{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/jakob-erstad-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035117/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/jakob-erstad-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Jakob Erstad|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} and Otto Johannessen (1920, free system team).{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/otto-johannessen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035028/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/otto-johannessen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Otto Johannessen|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Tore Lie represented Bergens TF, and was a 1972 Olympian.{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Tore Lie|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Tore_Lie|language=Norwegian|accessdate=21 September 2010}}
Athletics
The best known athlete to represent Bergens TF is Johan Christian Evandt, who dominated the standing jumps. Between 1956 and 1966 he won seven Norwegian titles in the standing high jump, and ten in the standing long jump. His personal bests were 1.77 metres in the standing high jump and 3.65 in the standing long jump, both of which were Norwegian records for some time.{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Johan Christian Evandt|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Johan_Christian_Evandt|language=Norwegian|accessdate=21 September 2010}} Jan W. Larsen won the standing long jump national championship in 1953, and took three other medals. He also took three silvers in the standing high jump.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mljut.htm |title=Lengde uten Tilløp/Standing Long Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215124823/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mljut.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhjut.htm |title=Høyde uten Tilløp/Standing High Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154733/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhjut.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }}
The club saw its heyday before the Second World War. In the high jump, J. Bergmann-Olsen became Norwegian champion in 1927 and won the silver in 1928.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhj.htm |title=Høyde/High Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215161907/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhj.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }} In the hurdles, Haakon Semeleng won a bronze medal (110 m) in 1923 and Ragnar Rødseter in 1937 (400 m).{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m110h.htm |title=110 meter Hekk/Hurdles |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032818/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m110h.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400h.htm |title=400 meter Hekk/Hurdles |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032152/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400h.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }} Jacob de Rytter Kielland won bronze medals in the shot put and javelin throw in 1901; Bjarne Meyer took a javelin bronze in 1928.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/msp.htm |title=Kule/Shot Put |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031645/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/msp.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mjt.htm |title=Spyd/Javelin Throw |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032706/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mjt.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }}
Peter Jersin won the 500 metres and 1500 metres in 1901,{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m500.htm|title=500 meter|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=21 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043250/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m500.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m1500.htm |title=1500 meter |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032304/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m1500.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }} Johan Eliassen took a 400 metres silver in 1903.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400.htm|title=400 meter|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=21 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317212401/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400.htm|archivedate=17 March 2014}} The latter took a long jump bronze in 1903 as well.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mlj.htm |title=Lengde/Long Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020132010/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mlj.htm |archivedate=20 October 2011 }} Bronze medals were claimed by Birger Hagemann in 1901 (100 metres),{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m100.htm |title=100 meter |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032516/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m100.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }} Helge Svaar in 1958 and 1959 (200 metres),{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m200.htm |title=200 meter |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215153941/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m200.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }} and Kasper Slåttrem in 1937 (5000 metres). The latter also won a decathlon silver medal in 1933, and a pentathlon bronze in 1934.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mdec.htm |title=10-kamp/Decathlon |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215131402/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mdec.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mpen.htm |title=5-kamp/Pentathlon |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215155904/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mpen.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }}
The club has had considerably less success among women. Synnøva Reiakvam, later married Borgen, became Norwegian high jump champion in 1955 and 1957, and also won medals in 1956 and 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khj.htm |title=Høyde/High Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=22 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031318/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khj.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }} She also won the standing high jump in 1957 and 1958, and bronze and silver in 1955 and 1956.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhjut.htm |title=Høyde uten Tilløp/Standing High Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=22 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154733/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhjut.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }} Hallfrid Østerbø won the now-defunct event called swing-ball throw in 1953 and 1954.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/ksb.htm|title=Slengball/Swing-ball Throw|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=22 September 2010}}
The athletics section is now a feeder team of IL Gular.
Orienteering
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.bergensturnforening.no/}} {{in lang|no}}
Category:Athletics clubs in Norway
Category:Orienteering clubs in Norway
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1882