- Hamar IL
Infobox athletics club
clubname = Hamar IL
fullname = Hamar Idrettslag
founded =
ground =Hamar stadion Hamar Hamar Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from
Hamar . It has sections forbandy ,curling , football, athletics,sport shooting , rowing,speed skating ,diving ,swimming ,tennis andgymnastics .Its ground
Hamar stadion is used for athletics and ice sports, and was a prominent speed skating arena until it was replaced by the indoorVikingskipet Olympic Arena . With Hamar being a central city in Norwegian speed skating, Hamar IL has been represented by many notable speed skaters, includingMichael Staksrud ,Hans Engnestangen ,Ivar Martinsen ,Dag Fornæss ,Amund Sjøbrend and more recentlyEven Wetten andEskil Ervik .The men's football team of Hamar IL currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division. It is the second most prominent football team in Hamar, after
Hamarkameratene .The athletics section is largely down as of 2007, but in the past it has been represented by prominent javelin throwers.
Odd Mæhlum reached the 1948 Olympic final whereasEgil Danielsen became 1956 Olympic champion.External links
* [http://www.hamar-idrettslag.no/ Official site] no icon
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