Idrettslaget Norna-Salhus is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 athletics club from Salhus

Salhus, Bergen

Salhus is an urban settlement in Åsane borough in Bergen municipality, Hordaland, Norway.Salhus comes from the old Norwegian word 'Sálúhusn' which means the place with an innkeeper, and it is possible that the name has a connection with the many 'Sálúhus' that King Øystein Magnusson had put up for...

 in Åsane

Åsane

Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, making up the northwestern part of the city.It was a municipality in Hordaland county, from January 1, 1904, when it was separated from Hamre, until January 1, 1972 when it was merged with Bergen . The area was developed from mostly farmland to a...

, Bergen

It was founded on 14 October 1935. The club originally had an association football section as well, but it split away in 1987 to form FK Bergen Nord

FK Bergen Nord

Fotballklubben Bergen Nord is a Norwegian association football club from Ulset, Åsane, Hordaland.It was established in 1988 when the football section split from...

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Since this split Norna-Salhus gradually rose to prominence in national athletics, especially within the jumping section. Triple jumpers Sigurd Njerve

Sigurd Njerve

Sigurd Njerve is a former Norwegian triple jumper. He represented IL Norna-Salhus.He finished tenth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm and seventh at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris. Participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he did not manage to reach the...

 and Ketill Hanstveit

Ketill Hanstveit

Ketill Hanstveit is a retired male triple jumper from Norway. He represented IL Norna-Salhus. His personal best jump was 17.27 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Byrkjelo. This is the current Norwegian record...

 established Norwegian records. Other athletes such as decathlete Benjamin Jensen

Benjamin Jensen

Benjamin Jensen is a Norwegian decathlete. He represented Mandal og Halse IL, IK Tjalve and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career. His personal best in decathlon is 8160 points, achieved in August 1999 in Roskilde. This is the Norwegian record. -Achievements:-References:...

, race walkers Kjersti Plätzer and Erik Tysse

Erik Tysse

Erik Tysse is a Norwegian race walker. He has competed at four editions of the World Championships in Athletics and represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics....

, and Mona Holm, Norwegian record holder in the women's hammer throw, has later joined Norna-Salhus.