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Tøien Turnforening was a Norwegian sports club from Tøyen, Oslo.

The club saw its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. Birger Rasmussen was the Norwegian 800 metres champion in 1925, and won a silver medal in the 1500 metres in the same year. Nils Andersen won silver and bronze medals in the 1500 and 5000 metres, and was also an Olympian.

In jumps, Rolf Johansen became triple jump champion in 1932 whereas Erling Møller won a bronze medal in the standing long jump in 1934. The club arranged the Norwegian championships in standing jumps, at Møllergaten School, in 1954.

Moreover, the club was early in organizing athletics for women. Norway's first known 100 metres record for women was set by Tøien's Annie Grønkvist at Dælenenga stadion in 1922. Norway did not organize women's national championships until 1947.

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