Kvinnliga IK Sport

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Kvinnliga IK Sport
Full nameKvinnliga idrottsklubben Sport
Sporthandball
cycling, gymnastics, track and field athletics, speedskating, orienteering (earlier)
Founded1927 (1927)
Based inGothenburg, Sweden
ArenaValhalla sporthall

Kvinnliga IK Sport is a sports club in Gothenburg, Sweden, which just as the name says only runs women's activity. Since the late 1970s, men are however allowed to be board members.[1] While nowadays only running handball activity, winning 14 Swedish national indoor championship titles between 1951 and 1972 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1969, 1971 and 1972),[2] it earlier even ran cycling, gymnastics, track and field athletics, speedskating and orienteering.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "En kort historia om en 86-åring" (in Swedish). Kvinnliga IK Sport. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ "SM-slutspel damer" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

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