Norwegian Orienteering Federation

Norwegian Orienteering Federation
Founded1945
TypeOrienteering federation
Location
  • Sognsvann
Area served
Norway
Members
24,000
Key people
Leif Størmer[1]
(President)
Websiteorientering.no

The Norwegian Orienteering Federation (Norwegian: Norges Orienteringsforbund, NOF) is the national Orienteering Association in Norway. It is recognized as the orienteering association for Norway by the International Orienteering Federation, of which it is a member.[2] The association was founded 1 October 1945, and is a member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports (NIF).[3] Its first chairman was Kaare Thuesen. In 1946 NOF had 204 associated clubs, with just above 7,000 members. The number of clubs and associated members increased gradually through the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and peaked in 1984 with 630 clubs and 34,000 members, and 35,000 members and 620 clubs in 1985.[4] The next twenty years saw a decline in the number of clubs and members. As per December 2007 Norges Orienteringsforbund had 400 associated clubs and just above 24,000 members, distributed over eighteen districts.[3]

The federation publishes the magazine Veivalg. Its current headquarters are at Ullevaal Stadion.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b Bryhn, Rolf. "Norges Orienteringsforbund". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "IOF Member Federations". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  3. ^ a b c "Forbundsinfo" (in Norwegian). Norges Orienteringsforbund. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  4. ^ Berglia; Brohaug; Staver; Thuesen; Strandhagen, eds. (1987). "Medlemsstatistikk". Orienteringsidretten i Norge gjennom 90 år (in Norwegian). Norges Orienteringsforbund. p. 281.