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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Pétur.
Pétur Eyþórsson
Born (1978-07-22) 22 July 1978 (age 46)
Húsavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
StyleGlima
OccupationAthlete

Pétur Eyþórsson (born 22 July 1978 in Húsavík) is an Icelandic glima, a variation of Scandinavian folk wrestling, champion.[1] He won the glima grettisbelt several times and was voted the best wrestler during the first IGA world championship.[2][Link to precise page]

Awards

He was the Glima King of Iceland in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Family

He is the son of Eyþór Pétursson, a famous glima wrestler in the 1980s.

References

  1. ^ "History of Icelandic Grettisbelt". Glima Association. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ "First Glima world championship", IGA Association, Denmark, 9 August 2008
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