TheNorwegian Bridge Federation (Norwegian:Norsk Bridgeforbund, NBF) founded in 1932, is the national body forbridge inNorway.
The Norwegian Bridge Federation was founded by Inga and Odd Arnesen[1] on 29 January 1932 ; at that time it had three member clubs.[2] Another national bridge organisation had been founded on 30 November 1931 by Wilhelm Nickelsen;[3] by mutual agreement, this was merged into what is now the NBF in April 1932.
It currently has 380 member clubs, divided into 25 circuits. The federation is a member of theEuropean Bridge League, which in turn is a member organisation of theWorld Bridge Federation, and is also a member of theNorwegian Mind Sports Federation (Norsk Tankesportforbund). As of 2013[update] it has 9,203 registered members.[4] In 1993, it was decided that the organisation should publish a periodical six times a year;[2] the first issue ofNorsk Bridge was published in February 1995, although since 2006 the frequency has been reduced to four times a year.
The organisation's office is atUllevaal Stadion. Since 2016, the president has been Kari-Anne Opsal The vice-president is Astrid Lybæk. The general secretary is Allan Livgård.
| Presidents | from | to |
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| Anton Midsem | 1932 | 1934 |
| Johannes Brun | 1934 | 1937 |
| Oluf Aall | 1937 | 1939 |
| Wilhelm Schibbye | 1939 | 1945 |
| Niels Marius Nielsen | 1945 | 1950 |
| Karl Fr. Dawes | 1950 | 1954 |
| Ranik Halle | 1954 | 1964 |
| Bjørn Larsen | 1964 | 1967 |
| Ambjørg Amundsen | 1967 | 1971 |
| Baard Baardsen | 1971 | 1975 |
| Knut Koppang | 1975 | 1977 |
| Bjørn Larsen | 1977 | 1979 |
| Finn Søderstrøm | 1979 | 1981 |
| Ole Smestad | 1981 | 1983 |
| Arild H. Johansen | 1983 | 1987 |
| Hans Jørgen Bakke | 1987 | 1988 |
| Jakob Madsen | 1988 | 1991 |
| Per Bryde Sundseth | 1991 | 1993 |
| Arild H. Johansen | 1993 | 1995 |
| Helge Stanghelle | 1995 | 1996 |
| Jan Aasen | 1996 | 2004 |
| Helge Stanghelle | 2004 | 2008 |
| Jan Aasen | 2008 | 2014 |
| Jostein Sørvoll | 2014 | 2016 |
| Kari-Anne Opsal | 2016 |
Norway is one of the top nations in bridge; the country won theworld team championship in 2007, the NBF's 75th anniversary year, took silver in 1993 and 2001, and bronze in 1997,[5] and in 2008 at thefirst World Mind Sports Games inBeijing won more medals than any other nation, two gold, one silver and three bronze.[6] However, despite a "massive recruiting effort under the auspices of the NBF", the game attracts few young people and the average age of bridge club members is rising.[7]
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