Selsbakk Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...

gymnastics Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ...

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

and

Nordic skiing Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Re ...

. It was founded on 15 May 1945 as a merger of ''Forsøket SL'', ''Selsbakk TF'' and the Workers' Confederation of Sports club ''SK Fram''. In 1953 it had no gymnastics section, but since then it has lost 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 swimming. One of these clubs was founded on 25 January 1911, which the club now counts as its founding date. The club has had success in athletics, with Martin Stokken representing the club. High jumper Tonje Angelsen has also represented the club. The ski jumping hill Granåsen originally belonged to the club.

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External links

Official site
Defunct football clubs in Norway Sports clubs and teams established in 1911 Sports clubs and teams in Trondheim Athletics clubs in Norway 1911 establishments in Norway {{athletics-club-stub