Norwegian Bridge Federation

The Norwegian Bridge Federation (Norwegian: Norsk Bridgeforbund, NBF) founded in 1932, is the national body for bridge in Norway.

The Norwegian Bridge Federation was founded by Inga and Odd Arnesen[1] on 29 January 1932 ; at that time it had three member clubs.[2] Another national bridge organisation had been founded on 30 November 1931 by Wilhelm Nickelsen;[3] by mutual agreement, this was merged into what is now the NBF in April 1932.

It currently has 380 member clubs, divided into 25 circuits. The federation is a member of the European Bridge League, which in turn is a member organisation of the World Bridge Federation, and is also a member of the Norwegian Mind Sports Federation (Norsk Tankesportforbund). As of 2013 it has 9,203 registered members.[4] In 1993, it was decided that the organisation should publish a periodical six times a year;[2] the first issue of Norsk Bridge was published in February 1995, although since 2006 the frequency has been reduced to four times a year.

The organisation's office is at Ullevaal Stadion. Since 2016, the president has been Kari-Anne Opsal The vice-president is Astrid Lybæk. The general secretary is Allan Livgård.

  1. ^ "Agent med bridge i blikket: Agent Rune Hauge (52) er ikke bare interessert i fotball og penger", Bergens Tidende, 22 January 2007 (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b Geir Gisnås, Norsk Bridgeforbund gjennom 75 år, 2006 (pdf) (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Aftenposten, 1 December 1931.
  4. ^ Geographic Zones. Europe > Norway, World Bridge Federation, retrieved 19 April 2013.