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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

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Year Winner Sport Reference
1956 Vilhjálmur Einarsson Triple jump [1]
1957 Vilhjálmur Einarsson (2) Triple jump [1]
1958 Vilhjálmur Einarsson (3) Triple jump [1]
1959 Valbjörn Þorláksson Decathlon [2]
1960 Vilhjálmur Einarsson (4) Triple jump [1]
1961 Vilhjálmur Einarsson (5) Triple jump [1]
1962 Guðmundur Gíslason Swimming [3]
1963 Jón Þ. Ólafsson High jump [4]
1964 Sigríður Sigurðardóttir Handball [5]
1965 Valbjörn Þorláksson (2) Decathlon [2]
1966 Kolbeinn Pálsson Basketball [6]
1967 Guðmundur Hermannsson Shot put [7]
1968 Geir Hallsteinsson Handball [8]
1969 Guðmundur Gíslason (2) 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 (2) Shot put [15]
1978 Skúli Óskarsson Powerlifting [16]
1979 Hreinn Halldórsson (3) Shot put [15]
1980 Skúli Óskarsson (2) Powerlifting [16]
1981 Jón Páll Sigmarsson Powerlifting [17]
1982 Óskar Jakobsson Shot put [18]
1983 Einar Vilhjálmsson Javelin throw [19]
1984 Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (2) Football [13]
1985 Einar Vilhjálmsson (2) Javelin throw [19]
1986 Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson Swimming [20]
1987 Arnór Guðjohnsen Football [21]
1988 Einar Vilhjálmsson (3) 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 (2) Decathlon [28]
1997 Geir Sveinsson Handball [29]
1998 Örn Arnarson Swimming [30]
1999 Örn Arnarson (2) Swimming [30]
2000 Vala Flosadóttir Pole vault [31]
2001 Örn Arnarson (3) Swimming [30]
2002 Ólafur Stefánsson Handball [32]
2003 Ólafur Stefánsson (2) Handball [32]
2004 Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen Football [33]
2005 Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (2) Football [33]
2006 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Handball [34]
2007 Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir Football [35]
2008 Ólafur Stefánsson (3) Handball [36]
2009 Ólafur Stefánsson (4) 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 (2) 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 (2) Football [48]
2021 Ómar Ingi Magnússon Handball [49]
2022 Ómar Ingi Magnússon (2) Handball [50]
2023 Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson Handball [51]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Vilhjálmur Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Valbjörn Þorláksson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  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.
  7. ^ "Guðmundur Hermannsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Geir Hallsteinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Erlendur Valdimarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Hjalti Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Guðjón Guðmundsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Guðni Kjartansson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Ásgeir Sigurvinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  15. ^ a b c "Hreinn Halldórsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Skúli Óskarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Jón Páll Sigmarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Óskar Jakobsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  19. ^ a b c "Einar Vilhjálmsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Arnór Guðjohnsen". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Alfreð Gíslason". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Bjarni Friðriksson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  25. ^ "Sigurður Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  26. ^ "Sigurbjörn Bárðarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  27. ^ "Magnús Scheving". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  28. ^ a b "Jón Arnar Magnússon". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  29. ^ "Geir Sveinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  30. ^ a b c "Örn Arnarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  31. ^ "Vala Flosadóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  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.
  36. ^ "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  37. ^ "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  38. ^ "Alexander Petersson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  39. ^ "Heiðar Helguson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  40. ^ "Aron Pálmarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  41. ^ "Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  42. ^ "Jón Arnór Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  43. ^ "Eygló Ósk er Íþróttamaður ársins 2015". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  44. ^ "Gylfi Sigurðsson on Instagram: "Delighted to be named Sports Personality of the Year in Iceland for 2016 🇮🇸"". Instagram. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  45. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (28 December 2017). "Ólafía Þórunn er íþróttamaður ársins 2017". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  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.
  49. ^ "Ómar Ingi íþróttamaður ársins 2021". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  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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