Country/Region Norway Created 1861 Headquarters Oslo, Norway | Code NOR Continental
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The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (Norwegian: Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members and 12,000 sports clubs in 19 region confederations and 54 national federations. The current president is Børre Rognlien.
Contents
- Former presidents
- Centralforeningen 18611910
- Norges Riksforbund for Idrt 19101919
- Norges Landsforbund for Idrt 19191940
- Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund 19241940
- Rd Sport 19311934
- During the German occupation of Norway
- NIF 19461996
- Norges Olympiske Komite 19651996
- Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske Komite 19962007
- Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske og Paralympiske Komite 2007
- References
The organisation was founded in 1861 as Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug, and has later changed its name several times. The current name dates from 2007.
Former presidents
The presidents before 1940:
Centralforeningen 1861–1910
Norges Riksforbund for Idræt 1910–1919
Norges Landsforbund for Idræt 1919–1940
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund 1924–1940
Rød Sport 1931–1934
During the German occupation of Norway
NLF and AIF were merged in September 1940, but the new organization was soon usurped by the Nazi authorities during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.