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Einar Ólafsson (skier)

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Icelandic cross-country skier (born 1962)

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Einar.
Einar Ólafsson
Personal information
Born1 May 1962 (1962-05) (age 62)
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubSkíðafélag Ísfirðinga

Einar Ólafsson (born 1 May 1962) is a retired Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics in 15–50 km events and placed 44–65. He was the flag bearer for Iceland at the 1988 games at Calgary. He won multiple national championships during his career.

References

  1. Einar Ólafsson. sports-reference.com
  2. Jónsson, Kristján (18 November 2016). "Besti sem Ísland hefur átt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur. "Sævar verður fánaberi Íslands á setningarhátíðinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. Steinþór Guðbjartsson (3 January 2022). "Lifir og hrærist á gönguskíðum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2022.


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