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Norwegian Judo Federation
SportJudo
AbbreviationNJF
Founded1967
AffiliationIJF
Regional affiliationEJU
HeadquartersOslo
PresidentBREKKE Arnstein[1]
Official website
www.judo.no
Norway

The Norwegian Judo Federation (Norwegian: Norges Judoforbund - NJF) is the national federation of judo in Norway. It is a member of both the European Judo Union[2] and the International Judo Federation (IJF)[1]. The Judokas have been actively participating in international tournaments.

History[edit]

The Norwegian Judo Federation was founded in 1967.[citation needed]

Summer Olympics[edit]

Three Norwegian Judokas participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Alfredo Chinchilla participated in the Men's 65 kg category. He won one fight. Frank Evensen and Fridtjof Thoen lost their first round.

One Norwegian Judoka participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Stig Traavik lost the first round.

Judo for Peace[edit]

In 2002 the Norwegian Judo Federation started training Afghan judokas under an exchange program with the Afghan Judo Federation established that year with the federation slogan "Judo for Peace". What began as a modest effort took on a big scale as increasingly more Afghan children and teenagers enrolled in the training program, the demand rising further. The project's objective also included giving priority to the underprivileged girls and women of Afghanistan, who showed equal interest and enthusiasm to their male counterparts. The result was a historic first: Fariba Rezayee became the first ever Afghan female to participate in an Olympic competition (in 2004).[3]

In 2010, it participated in the "Judo for Peace Event" hosted by the IJF in Jaipur, India.[4]

Organization[edit]

The organisation's headquarters is in Oslo.

Chairmen of the NJF[edit]

Dates Name
1967–1969 Torkel Sauer
1970 Jon Døhl
1971–1972 Atle Lundsrud
1972-1973 Gunnar Foss
1974 Per Ingvoldstad
1975–1976 Odd Johnsen
1977–1979 Rune Neraal
1980–1983 Jan Frank Ulvås
1984–1986 Lars Nicolay Hvardal
1987–1991 Bjarne Heimdal
1991–1994 Arild Sand
1994–1999 Erik Otto Jacobsen
1999–2003 Alf Birger Rostad
2003–2009 Jan Eirik Schiøtz
2009–2014 Vibeke Thiblin

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Norway / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  2. ^ "Member States of the European Judo Union". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ^ "The Norwegian Judo Federation is fighting for peace". Norges Judoforbund. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Judo for Peace Commission News". International Judo federation. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Judo_Federation

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