Aage Møst
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Aage Møst was a Norwegian journalist and sports official.
He was born in Skotselv
. He represented the clubs Bakke IF, Oslo-Studentenes IK, IL Tyrving
and Høvik IF during his career. He was a journalist by education, and worked in Drammens Tidende
, Sportsmanden
and for many years in Aftenposten
. In 1968 he left Aftenposten, and started writing for Byggeindustrien. He was active in the Norwegian Specialized Press Association and the editors' union Fagpressens redaktørforening.
When he was 27 years old, he was elected to the association board of directors of the Norwegian Athletics Association
. He was the secretary in 1951, vice president from 1954 to 1955 and in 1956 he was elected president of the federation, a position he held until 1964. After he resigned as president, he continued to work in related areas until 1995. Among others, he was a member of the law committee from 1967 to 1974 and chaired the financial committee from 1969 to 1970. Møst also worked within the Norwegian Olympic Committee from 1965 until 1984.
He was born in Skotselv
Skotselv
Skotselv is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Norway. Its population is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of Modum. It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line.- History :...
. He represented the clubs Bakke IF, Oslo-Studentenes IK, IL Tyrving
IL Tyrving
Idrettslaget Tyrving is a Norwegian sports club from Sandvika, founded in 1922. It has sections for athletics and orienteering. It is named after Tyrfing in Norse mythology....
and Høvik IF during his career. He was a journalist by education, and worked in Drammens Tidende
Drammens Tidende
Drammens Tidende is Norway's tenth largest newspaper, with a circulation of 40,954. Owned by Edda Media, the newspaper convers central parts of Buskerud as well as Drammen with seven weekly issues...
, Sportsmanden
Sportsmanden
Sportsmanden was a Norwegian sports newspaper.It was established in 1913 by Magnus Brænden, absorbed the competitor Idrætsliv in 1933, and went defunct in 1965. Editors include Magnus Brænden and Charles Hoff....
and for many years in Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
. In 1968 he left Aftenposten, and started writing for Byggeindustrien. He was active in the Norwegian Specialized Press Association and the editors' union Fagpressens redaktørforening.
When he was 27 years old, he was elected to the association board of directors of the Norwegian Athletics Association
Norwegian Athletics Association
The Norwegian Athletics Association is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Norway, including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking...
. He was the secretary in 1951, vice president from 1954 to 1955 and in 1956 he was elected president of the federation, a position he held until 1964. After he resigned as president, he continued to work in related areas until 1995. Among others, he was a member of the law committee from 1967 to 1974 and chaired the financial committee from 1969 to 1970. Møst also worked within the Norwegian Olympic Committee from 1965 until 1984.