IL Tyrving

IL Tyrving

Full name	Idrettslaget Tyrving
Founded	18 June 1922
Ground	Nadderud stadion Bekkestua

Idrettslaget Tyrving is a Norwegian sports club from Sandvika, founded in 1922. It has sections for athletics and orienteering. It is named after Tyrfing in Norse mythology.

IL Tyrving uses the stadium Nadderud stadion, and hosts the annual Tyrvinglekene, the largest athletics meet in Norway. The club has hosted one international event, the European Cup B Final in 2000.

Among its most prominent members are Berit Berthelsen, winner of two European Indoor Championships and national record holder in the long jump, and Christina Vukicevic, silver medalist in 100 m hurdles at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Romanian Olympic high jumper Adrian Proteasa has also represented Tyrving, although well past his active career.

External links

Official site (Norwegian)

Sports clubs in Bærum

Multi-sports clubs	Bærums SK Bærums Verk IF Fossum IF SK Frem-31 Haslum IL Helset IF Høvik IF Jar IL IL Jardar IL Jutul Lommedalens IL Snarøya SK Stabæk IF bandy football (women's) handball IL Tyrving Øvrevoll Hosle IL

Single-sports clubs	Asker og Bærum FIK Bærum SK Bærumssvømmerne Bærum Basket Bærum Blue Devils Bærum og Omegn CK Bærum KK Bærum RK Bærum SF Bærum SK Bærum SL Hauger BK Hauger FK EB-85 Sandvika BBK Snarøya CC Stabekk CC Strand KK Valler BBK Vestre Bærum SSL

Other	Norwegian College of Elite Sport Norwegian Jockey Club

Italics denotes defunct club.

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