Tønsbergs TF

The club was founded on 9 June 1864.{{cite web|url=http://tonsbergsturn.no/ny/hovedforening/index.php?side=7&parentid=3&id=18|title=TTs gebursdag er 9. juni|last=Marthinsen|first=Jan Erik|date=22 April 2010|publisher=Tønsbergs TF|language=Norwegian|accessdate=27 July 2010}} In November 1981 it lost its track and field section, as it merged with IF Tønsberg-Kameratene to form Tønsberg FIK.{{cite web|url=http://www.tfik.no/TFIK-07-Om%20TFIK/Data/Historie.htm|title=Historie|publisher=Tønsberg FIK|language=Norwegian|accessdate=27 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185021/http://www.tfik.no/TFIK-07-Om%20TFIK/Data/Historie.htm|archivedate=24 July 2011}} In 1985 the association football section merged with Tønsberg-Kameratene to form Tønsberg FK.{{cite web|url=http://www.tonsbergfk.no/?side=6|title=Klubbhistorie|publisher=Tønsberg FK|language=Norwegian|accessdate=27 July 2010}}

Speed skater Fred Anton Maier represented the club,{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fred-anton-maier-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235757/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fred-anton-maier-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Fred Anton Maier|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=28 July 2010}} so did Roar Grønvold,{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/roar-gronvold-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235755/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/roar-gronvold-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Roar Grønvold|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} Else Marie Fjære, Bjørn Tveter{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tv/bjorn-tveter-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184749/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tv/bjorn-tveter-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Bjørn Tveter|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}} and Terje Andersen.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/terje-andersen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120401/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/terje-andersen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Terje Andersen|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=22 September 2010}}

The club has had many Norwegian champions. Anne Lise Sandberg became national 400 metres champion in 1961, and won silver medals in 1959 and 1960.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509033047/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2012 |title=400 meter |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 2010 }} She won a 100 metres bronze and a 200 metres silver in 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509033024/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2012 |title=100 meter |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k200.htm|title=200 meter|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154751/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k200.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}} In other sprints, Sigurd Marcussen took a silver medal in the 400 metres in 1932 and Terje Larsen a bronze medal in 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400.htm|title=400 meter|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 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}} Marcussen also won silver medals in the 400 metres hurdles in 1932 and 1933,{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400h.htm |title=400 meter Hekk/Hurdles |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 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 }} and a decathlon bronze in 1931.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mdec.htm |title=10-kamp/Decathlon |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215131402/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mdec.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }} Trygve Rye Johnsen won the 10,000 metres bronze in 1930, and Roy Andersen won the silver medal in 1981.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10000.htm |title=10000 meter |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031809/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m10000.htm |archivedate= 9 May 2012 }}

Hroar Kranstad became national champion in the standing high jump in 1971; Thor Moen won a bronze medal in 1953. In 1940 Leif Rosenblad won bronze medals in both standing high and standing long jump.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhjut.htm |title=Høyde uten Tilløp/Standing High Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154733/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mhjut.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mljut.htm |title=Lengde uten Tilløp/Standing Long Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215124823/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mljut.htm |archivedate=15 December 2011 }} In the pole vault, former Tønsberg-Kameratene athlete Andreas Larsen took a bronze medal in 1957. Ebba Lund Hansen was a prominent jumper in the 1950s, with high jump silvers in 1959 and 1960 and a bronze in 1963. She also won the standing high jump in 1959 and 1960 as well as three lesser medals. In 1956 she won the standing long jump bronze. Ann Chr. Breirem won the standing high jump in 1972.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khj.htm |title=Høyde/High Jump |publisher=Norwegian Athletics |accessdate=1 November 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 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khjut.htm|title=Høyde uten Tilløp/Standing High Jump|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215153516/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khjut.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/kljut.htm|title=Lengde uten Tilløp/Standing Long Jump|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154603/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/kljut.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}} Grete Gulliksen won the long jump bronze in 1958.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/klj.htm|title=Lengde/Long Jump|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215131843/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/klj.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}} The club itself hosted the Norwegian Championships in Standing Jumps in 1974.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/amut.htm|title=Hopp uten Tilløp Menn/Standing Jumps Men|publisher=Norwegian Athletics|accessdate=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215160831/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/amut.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}}

For the history after 1981, see Tønsberg FIK.

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