Trondhjems Turnforening, often called Trondhjems Turn, is a
Norwegian gymnastics
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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 ...
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The club was founded on 14 February 1858, and is therefore Norway's fourth oldest sports club
after
Oslo TF (founded 1855),
Arendal TF and
Drammens TF (both founded 1857).
Gymnast
Karl Aas who represented the club won an Olympic silver medal in 1920. The brothers
Rasmus
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and
Thorleif Petersen also represented the club, and won gold medals at the
1906 Intercalated Games
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In the first years the club practised both shooting, skiing, speed skating, fencing and rowing. The club has concentrated on gymnastics since the mid-1870s. Some sports have since split out and created their own clubs, such as the
Trondhjems Skiklub and
Trondhjems Skytterlag.
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References
Official site
Sports clubs and teams in Trondheim
Sports clubs and teams established in 1858
1858 establishments in Norway
Gymnastics clubs in Norway
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