Ski- og Ballklubben Drafn is a Norwegian multi-sports club from
Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...
, founded in 1910.
The club, which takes its name from the
Norse name of Drammen, was founded as a merger of the clubs Ulf (founded 1905) and Njord (founded 1906). In 1916 it incorporated the skiing club Drammen SK (founded 1881).
The men's
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
The playin ...
team won the
Norwegian national championship 19 times.
[ It was one of the founding members of Norway's Bandy Association in 1920. The men's bandy team folded in 1997, merging into ]Drammen Bandy
Drammen Bandy is a bandy club from Drammen, Norway, formed on 16 June 1997 as a cooperation between several teams in the city.
History
The clubs which handed over their bandy activities to Drammen Bandy when it was founded, were
* SK Drafn,
* ...
.
The club also has sections for association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
and skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...
. The skiers Thorleif Haug
Thorleif Haug (28 September 1894 – 12 December 1934) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country. At the 1924 Olympics he won all three Nordic skiing events (18 km, 50 km and combined). He was also awarde ...
, Olympic Champion, Oscar Gjøslien, Henry Gjøslien and 1950 World Ski Jumping Champion Hans Bjørnstad represented the club.[
The men's football team contested the 1927 Norwegian Football Cup final.][ The team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of Norwegian football.Drafn Menn Senior A]
(2017)
References
Bandy clubs in Norway
Bandy clubs established in 1910
Association football clubs established in 1910
Sport in Drammen
Football clubs in Norway
1910 establishments in Norway
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