IL Runar
{{Short description|Norwegian sports club}}
{{Infobox athletics club
| clubname = IL Runar
| image = Image:IL Runar.gif
| fullname = Idrettslaget Runar
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1949|01|07}}
| ground = Haukerød idrettsplass (stadium)
Runarhallen (indoor arena)
Sandefjord
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Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, and cross-country skiing. It was established on January 7, 1949.Gjerseth, Simen (2016). Nye Sandefjord. Liv forlag. Page 114. {{ISBN|9788283301137}}.
Athletics
Its athletics section is known for its prominent long-distance runners. Olympic competitors Gunhild Halle Haugen and Marius Bakken represented IL Runar, and so did Susanne Wigene for a limited period. Local rivals in both handball and athletics are Sandefjord TIF.
Handball
The men's handball team currently plays in the first league of Norwegian handball, and was relegated from the first league in 2006–07 season, but they soon returned to the first league again. Runar won the highest league in the seasons 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1999–00.[http://www.haandball.com/historiemenn.php Norwegian league winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820134759/http://www.haandball.com/historiemenn.php |date=2007-08-20 }} They also won the Limburgse Handbal Dagen in 1998, where they defeated Sporting Toulouse 31 with 29–28 in the final.[https://archive.today/20120530171748/http://www.lhd.nl/website/1088/finales-1988-2010 The finals of the Limburgse Handbal Dagen]
Football
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = IL Runar Fotball
| league = 4. divisjon (Vestfold){{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/hjem/?fiksId=164421 |title=4.div Menn 2019 Vestfold |website=fotball.no |publisher=Football Association of Norway |language=no |access-date=16 October 2019}}
| season = 2018
| position = 4. divisjon (Vestfold), 5th of 11{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=158468 |title=4.div Menn 2018 - Tabell Vestfold |website=fotball.no |publisher=Football Association of Norway |language=no |access-date=16 October 2019}}
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The men's football team currently plays in the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of the Norwegian football league system. They have never played in the top tier, but had its last stint in the 1. divisjon (second tier) in 1997, with players like Morten Fevang who later became a significant player in the top division and captain of Odd Grenland. In late 1998, Runar formed the elite football team Sandefjord Fotball with local rivals Sandefjord BK, in an attempt to take Sandefjord back to the top level of football in Norway.[http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/Default.asp?Cat=5 History (Sandefjord Fotball official site)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907230608/http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/Default.asp?Cat=5 |date=2007-09-07 }} {{in lang|no}} The plan succeeded, as Sandefjord Fotball, as of the 2019 season, have been playing in the top flight in 7 out of the last 14 seasons.
= Recent men's football seasons =
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070502213944/http://idrett.speaker.no/organisation.asp?orgelementid=23031 Official site] {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Handball clubs in Norway
Category:Football clubs in Norway
Category:Athletics clubs in Norway
Category:Multi-sport clubs in Norway
Category:1949 establishments in Norway
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1949
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