Ólafur Stefánsson
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Competitor for  Iceland |
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| Silver | 2008 Beijing | National team |
Ólafur Stefánsson (born July 3 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for Rhein-Neckar Löwen of the First Division of the German Handball Bundesliga. His demarcation is right winger. He is considered to be one of the best handball players in the world.
He started in the Reykjavík sports club Valur and became Icelandic champion with that team in the 1993/1994 season. In 1995 he was selected for the Icelandic national handball team to take part in the world championships which were held in Iceland. From Valur he went as a professional player to Germany playing with LTV Wuppertal. Then he transferred to SC Magdeburg.
He played big part as captain for the Icelandic national handball team on 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and led them all away through the finals against team France
In 2003 he transferred from SC Magdeburg to Ciudad Real, where he played until end of 2008-09 season when he transferred to Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
He was voted Sports Personality of the Year in Iceland for 2002, 2003 & 2008.
He is the brother of Icelandic basketball player Jón Arnór Stefánsson.[citation needed]
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