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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 Finnbjörn.
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson
Personal information
Born25 May 1924 (1924-05-25)
Hnífsdalur, Kingdom of Iceland
Died9 July 2018(2018-07-09) (aged 94)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSprint, Basketball, Handball
ClubÍþróttafélag 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

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ Örn Eiðsson (25 May 1994). "Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ ""Finnbjörn var frábær"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 March 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (10 March 2007). "Fimm prinsar á ferð á gullárum ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Andlát: Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.


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