Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 25 May 1924 Hnífsdalur, Kingdom of Iceland |
Died | 9 July 2018 | (aged 94)
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sprint, Basketball, Handball |
Club | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur |
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson (25 May 1924 – 9 July 2018) was an Icelandic sprinter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hnífsdalur, Westfjords.[1][2][3]
Finnbjörn also competed in Handball and basketball. He won the Icelandic national championship in handball in 1946 with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur after scoring the winning goal in ÍR's 20-19 victory against Haukar. In 1954, Finnbjörn won the national championship in basketball with ÍR´s basketball team.[4] Finnbjörn died on 9 July 2018 at the age of 94.[5]
References
- ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Örn Eiðsson (25 May 1994). "Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ ""Finnbjörn var frábær"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 March 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (10 March 2007). "Fimm prinsar á ferð á gullárum ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Andlát: Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.