Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year

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The Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year (Icelandic: Íþróttamaður ársins) is an annual award given to the best Icelandic sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists. It was first given in 1956 to the triple jumper Vilhjálmur Einarsson, who is also the person with the most awards with five. Traditionally, the award is given at the Sportsperson of the Year Ball which is attended by journalists and sportspeople.

Icelandic Sportspeople of the Year

Year Winner Sport Reference
1956 Vilhjálmur Einarsson Triple jump [1]
1957 Vilhjálmur Einarsson Triple jump [1]
1958 Vilhjálmur Einarsson Triple jump [1]
1959 Valbjörn Þorláksson Decathlon [2]
1960 Vilhjálmur Einarsson Triple jump [1]
1961 Vilhjálmur Einarsson Triple jump [1]
1962 Guðmundur Gíslason Swimming [3]
1963 Jón Þ. Ólafsson High jump [4]
1964 Sigríður Sigurðardóttir Handball [5]
1965 Valbjörn Þorláksson Decathlon [2]
1966 Kolbeinn Pálsson Basketball [6]
1967 Guðmundur Hermannsson Shot put [7]
1968 Geir Hallsteinsson Handball [8]
1969 Guðmundur Gíslason Swimming [3]
1970 Erlendur Valdimarsson Athletics [9]
1971 Hjalti Einarsson Handball [10]
1972 Guðjón Guðmundsson Swimming [11]
1973 Guðni Kjartansson Football [12]
1974 Ásgeir Sigurvinsson Football [13]
1975 Jóhannes Eðvaldsson Football [14]
1976 Hreinn Halldórsson Shot put [15]
1977 Hreinn Halldórsson Shot put [15]
1978 Skúli Óskarsson Powerlifting [16]
1979 Hreinn Halldórsson Shot put [15]
1980 Skúli Óskarsson Powerlifting [16]
1981 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Powerlifting [17]
1982 Óskar Jakobsson Shot put [18]
1983 Einar Vilhjálmsson Javelin throw [19]
1984 Ásgeir Sigurvinsson Football [13]
1985 Einar Vilhjálmsson Javelin throw [19]
1986 Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson Swimming [20]
1987 Arnór Guðjohnsen Football [21]
1988 Einar Vilhjálmsson Javelin throw [19]
1989 Alfreð Gíslason Handball [22]
1990 Bjarni Friðriksson Judo [23]
1991 Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir Swimming [24]
1992 Sigurður Einarsson Javelin throw [25]
1993 Sigurbjörn Bárðarson Equestrianism [26]
1994 Magnús Scheving Aerobic gymnastics [27]
1995 Jón Arnar Magnússon Decathlon [28]
1996 Jón Arnar Magnússon Decathlon [28]
1997 Geir Sveinsson Handball [29]
1998 Örn Arnarson Swimming [30]
1999 Örn Arnarson Swimming [30]
2000 Vala Flosadóttir Pole vault [31]
2001 Örn Arnarson Swimming [30]
2002 Ólafur Stefánsson Handball [32]
2003 Ólafur Stefánsson Handball [32]
2004 Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen Football [33]
2005 Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen Football [33]
2006 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Handball [34]
2007 Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir Football [35]
2008 Ólafur Stefánsson Handball [36]
2009 Ólafur Stefánsson Handball [37]
2010 Alexander Petersson Handball [38]
2011 Heiðar Helguson Football [39]
2012 Aron Pálmarsson Handball [40]
2013 Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson Football [41]
2014 Jón Arnór Stefánsson Basketball [42]
2015 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Swimming [43]
2016 Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson Football [44]
2017 Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir Golf [45]
2018 Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Football [46]
2019 Júlían J. K. Jóhannsson Powerlifting [47]
2020 Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Football [48]
2021 Ómar Ingi Magnússon Handball [49]
2022 Ómar Ingi Magnússon Handball [50]
2023 Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson Handball [51]

References

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  3. ^ a b "Guðmundur Gíslason". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Jón Þ. Ólafsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Sigríður Sigurðardóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Kolbeinn Pálsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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  26. ^ "Sigurbjörn Bárðarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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  32. ^ a b "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  33. ^ a b "Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  34. ^ "Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  35. ^ "Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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  37. ^ "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  38. ^ "Alexander Petersson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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  40. ^ "Aron Pálmarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  41. ^ "Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  42. ^ "Jón Arnór Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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  46. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (29 December 2018). "Sara Björk er íþróttamaður ársins 2018". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  47. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (28 December 2019). "Júlían J.K. Jóhannsson íþróttamaður ársins 2019". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  48. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 December 2020). "Sara Björk íþróttamaður ársins með fullt hús stiga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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  50. ^ "Stórkostlegt og þvílíkur heiður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  51. ^ Kjartan Ólafsson (4 January 2024). "Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson er íþróttamaður ársins 2023" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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