SK Ondur
Skiklubben Ondur was a Norwegian skiing club, based in Oslo but with its sporting facilities in Vestre Aker (before 1900) and Bærum. It was founded in 1891.
History[edit]
The club was founded on 21 November 1891 by schoolboys from Kristiania city (now: Oslo).[1] The name Ondur is an Old Norse word for ski.[2] The original by-laws of the club prescribed a membership that should not surpass 15; also, the active members had to hail from Kristiania.[1]
In the first two years, the boys practiced their sport in different locations. From 1893 to 1900, the club rented a lot at Tangen near Bogstadvannet in Vestre Aker. A skiing cabin was erected, and in 1896 a small ski jumping hill Ondurbakken was established. In 1900 the club moved to Muren near Øverland in Bærum, where a cabin Ondurstua and a small ski jumping hill was also established.[1][3]
Club matches were held against the clubs Fram and Svev in 1892, and against Fram in 1893. The match against Fram was thereafter put on a hiatus until being relaunched in 1912. On the national level of the skiing sport, Ondur had a certain sporting success in the 1890s and 1900s, especially from 1897, with Thorvald Mostue as the top achiever. Among others, Mostue finished fourth in the 50 kilometres cross-country at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1902.[1]
The first chairman of Ondur was Jacob Nissen. Other members include Eilert Falch-Lund, Hagbart Steffens, Rudolf Horn and Hagbarth Lund.[1] The members socialized within the upper social strata; in 1904 Ondurstua was visited by Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Klubber og hytter". Aarbok for Foreningen til Ski-idrættens Fremme (in Norwegian): 59–90. 1914.
- ^ "andor". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ a b Bakken, Tor Chr. (ed.). "Ondurhytta". Budstikkas store Asker og Bærum-leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 November 2011.