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Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson
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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

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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]

Death

Finnbjörn passed away on 9 July 2018.^[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.

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[sref-1] "Olympics". sports-reference. 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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-'''Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson''' (25 May 1924 – 9 July 2018	) is an [[Iceland]]ic former [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]]. He was born in [[Hnífsdalur]], [[Westfjords]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=Olympics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/finnbjorn-thorvaldsson-1.html|publisher=sports-reference|accessdate=27 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Örn Eiðsson|title=Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson|url=http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/139052/|accessdate=18 November 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=25 May 1994|language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Finnbjörn var frábær"|url=http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1133910/|accessdate=18 November 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=10 March 2007|language=Icelandic}}</ref>
+'''Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson''' (25 May 1924 – 9 July 2018) was an Icelandic [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]]. He was born in [[Hnífsdalur]], [[Westfjords]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=Olympics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/finnbjorn-thorvaldsson-1.html|publisher=sports-reference|accessdate=27 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Örn Eiðsson|title=Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson|url=http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/139052/|accessdate=18 November 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=25 May 1994|language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Finnbjörn var frábær"|url=http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1133910/|accessdate=18 November 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=10 March 2007|language=Icelandic}}</ref>
 Finnbjörn also competed in [[Team handball|Handball]] and [[basketball]]. He won the Icelandic [[Olís deildin|national championship in handball]] in 1946 with [[Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur]] after scoring the winning goal in ÍR's 20-19 victory against [[Haukar Handball|Haukar]]. In [[1954 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|1954]], Finnbjörn won the [[Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|national championship in basketball]] with [[ÍR men's basketball|ÍR´s basketball team]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson|title=Fimm prinsar á ferð á gullárum ÍR|url=http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1133990/|accessdate=18 November 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=10 March 2007|language=Icelandic}}</ref>
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+[[Category:Icelandic men's basketball players|Finnbjorn Thorvaldsson]]
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