Idrottsbladet

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Idrottsbladet

Sports magazine in Sweden (1910–2009)

Idrottsbladet (Swedish: The Sports Gazette) was a sports magazine which existed between 1910 and 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden. During its lifetime it was the largest sports magazine in Scandinavia.[1]

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History and profile

Idrottsbladet was launched in 1910.[2] It was headquartered in Stockholm.[3] Torsten Tegnér was the owner and editor from 1915 to 1957 and continued as editor until 1967.[2][4] After Tegnér's editorship the magazine began to focus on motorsport and was for some years a member of the Swedish Motorcycle and Snowmobile Association.[2] One of the contributors of the magazine was Carl Linde.[5]

In the 1950s Idrottsbladet was published three times per week.[5] The magazine changed its name to Svensk Motorsport in 2008 and folded in 2009.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Johan R. Norberg (2009). "Football, football pools and the unexpected arrival of sports in Swedish welfare politics". Soccer & Society. 10 (3–4): 423. doi:10.1080/14660970902771472. S2CID 154595541.
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    "Idrottsbladet" (in Swedish). Store norske leksikon. 22 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    Idrottsbladet. WorldCat. OCLC 76111588.
  4. [4]
    Kenth Hansen (1996). "The Birth of Swedish Ice Hockey: Antwerp 1920" (PDF). Citius, Altius, Fortius: The ISOH Journal. 4 (2): 5–27.
  5. [5]
    Bill Sund (1997). "The British and continental influence on Swedish football". History of Sport. 14 (2): 167. doi:10.1080/09523369708713988.
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