The club was founded on 14 February 1858, and is therefore Norway's fourth oldest sports club[1] after Oslo TF (founded 1855), Arendal TF and Drammens TF (both founded 1857).
[2] Gymnast Karl Aas who represented the club won an Olympic silver medal in 1920.
[3] The brothers Rasmus and Thorleif Petersen also represented the club, and won gold medals at the 1906 Intercalated Games.
[4][5] In the first years the club practised both shooting, skiing, speed skating, fencing and rowing.
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