Editing Hamar (section)

== Sport ==
[[File:1994 Winter Olympics venue map.svg|thumb|Map of the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] venues]]
[[File:Hamar Olimpiahall-the Viking Ship Arena - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Vikingskipet]], an Olympic venue of 1994]]

===Team sports===
Hamar boasts several teams at the Norwegian top level in various sports:
* [[Hamarkameratene]] (Ham-Kam) is a [[Association football|football]] club that plays in the [[Eliteserien]], the top tier of Norwegian football.
* [[Storhamar Ishockey]] is an [[ice hockey]] team which is currently playing in the Norwegian [[GET-ligaen]]. The club has won the title a total of seven times, most recently during the 2017–18 season.
* [[Storhamar HE]] is a [[handball]] team that plays in [[Eliteserien (women's handball)|Eliteserien]].
* [[Fart IL]] is a women's football team currently playing its first season in the top league.
* [[Hamar IL|Hamar Idrettslag]] has played in the highest [[bandy]] division recently, but this season, 2009–2010, they play in the 2nd.

===Individual sports===
Hamar is known for its [[speed skating]] history, both for its skaters and the championships that have been hosted by the city, already in 1894 Hamar hosted its first European championship, and the first World Championship the following year. After the [[Vikingskipet]] was built, Hamar has hosted international championships on a regular basis.

The most notable skaters from Hamar are [[Dag Fornæss]] and [[Even Wetten]], both former World champions, allround and 1000m respectively. [[Amund Sjøbrend]], [[Ådne Søndrål]] and [[Eskil Ervik]] have all been members of the local club [[Hamar IL]], although they were not born in Hamar.

In Hamar on 17 July 1993, Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree set a world record for longest distance covered in an hour. His 51,596 metres broke the 51,151 set at altitude nine years earlier. The record lasted only six days, before Chris Boardman beat it in Bordeaux, France.

[[Motorcycle speedway]] has had a long association with Hamar, covering three venues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmnorwegii.php |title=Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship | website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> The [[Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship|Norwegian Championship]] was held at [[Hamar Idrettsplassen]] in 1939<ref>{{cite web |url=https://picryl.com/media/hamar-stadion-motorsykkelstevne-motorcross-bak-biografen-kino-152d29 |title=Hamar Stadion Motorsykkelstevne | website=Picryl |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> and at the [[Briskebyen Utstillingsplassen]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012747345/utstillingsplassen-norgesmesterskap-motorsykkel-speedway-fra-venstre-norgesmester |title=Utstillingsplassen, Norgemesterskap, Motorsykkel, Speedway, Fra Venstre: Norgesmesiter Reidar Kristoffersen, Odd Johansen | website=Digital Museum |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> The [[Speedway Grand Prix of Norway]] was held at the Vikingskipet from 2002 to 2004.

===Events===
Hamar was the [[Venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics|venue of three sports]] during the [[1994 Winter Olympics]], [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|figure skating]], [[Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|short track]] and [[Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|speed skating]].