SK Falken explained

Clubname:SK Falken
Fullname:Sportsklubben Falken
Founded:9 February 1925

Sportsklubben Falken is a Norwegian speed skating club from Trondheim.

The club was founded in 1925. It formerly had sections for association football, track and field, orienteering, Nordic skiing, ice hockey and dancing.[1] The club was a member of the Workers' Sports Federation before the war.[2] Workers' sports clubs with the name SK Falken also existed in Oslo and Bergen.[3]

Well-known speed skaters include Hjalmar Andersen, Sverre Farstad and Henry Wahl (the "Falken Trio"),[4] Villy Haugen,[5] Jan Egil Storholt and Eskil Ervik.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sportsklubben Falken. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 12 January 2011.
  2. Book: Larsen, Petter. Med AIF-stjerna på brystet. 1979. Tiden. Oslo. Norwegian. 82-10-01853-1. 271.
  3. Larsen, 1979: pp. 263, 267
  4. Web site: Sverre Farstad. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033115/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/sverre-farstad-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 14 January 2011.
  5. Web site: Villy Haugen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/villy-haugen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 14 January 2011.

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