HAMAR IL
'Hamar Idrettslag' is a Norwegian sports club from Hamar. It has sections for bandy, curling, football, athletics, sport shooting, rowing, speed skating, diving, swimming, tennis and gymnastics.
Its ground Hamar stadion is used for athletics and ice sports, and was a prominent speed skating arena until it was replaced by the indoor Vikingskipet Olympic Arena. With Hamar being a central city in Norwegian speed skating, Hamar IL has been represented by many notable speed skaters, including Michael Staksrud, Hans Engnestangen, Ivar Martinsen, Dag Fornæss, Amund Sjøbrend and more recently Even Wetten and Eskil Ervik.
The men's football team of Hamar IL currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division. It is the second most prominent football team in Hamar, after Hamarkameratene.
The athletics section is largely down as of 2007, but in the past it has been represented by prominent javelin throwers. Odd Mæhlum reached the 1948 Olympic final whereas Egil Danielsen became 1952 Olympic champion.
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