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Founding of Hammarby Roddförening

When
10 April 1889
Where
Södermalm, Stockholm
Part of
Event of 1889: The Hammarby Roddförening (later Hammarby IF) sports club is founded in Sweden.

Engineer Axel Robert Schönthal established the rowing association in Södermalm, Stockholm, on 10 April 1889.

The club was founded as Hammarby Roddförening in Södermalm, a district in the Stockholm City Centre. Axel Robert Schönthal, an engineer, is credited as the founder and served as the first chairman. The initial identity was strictly focused on rowing.

Sources

  1. Hammarby IF Wikipedia, revision of 2025-08-11

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