Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year

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 authorized 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
YearWinnerSportReference
1956Vilhjálmur EinarssonTriple jump[1]
1957Vilhjálmur EinarssonTriple jump[1]
1958Vilhjálmur EinarssonTriple jump[1]
1959Valbjörn ÞorlákssonDecathlon[2]
1960Vilhjálmur EinarssonTriple jump[1]
1961Vilhjálmur EinarssonTriple jump[1]
1962Guðmundur GíslasonSwimming[3]
1963Jón Þ. ÓlafssonHigh jump[4]
1964Sigríður SigurðardóttirHandball[5]
1965Valbjörn ÞorlákssonDecathlon[2]
1966Kolbeinn PálssonBasketball[6]
1967Guðmundur HermannssonShot put[7]
1968Geir HallsteinssonHandball[8]
1969Guðmundur GíslasonSwimming[3]
1970Erlendur ValdimarssonAthletics[9]
1971Hjalti EinarssonHandball[10]
1972Guðjón GuðmundssonSwimming[11]
1973Guðni KjartanssonFootball[12]
1974Ásgeir SigurvinssonFootball[13]
1975Jóhannes EðvaldssonFootball[14]
1976Hreinn HalldórssonShot put[15]
1977Hreinn HalldórssonShot put[15]
1978Skúli ÓskarssonPowerlifting[16]
1979Hreinn HalldórssonShot put[15]
1980Skúli ÓskarssonPowerlifting[16]
1981Jón Páll SigmarssonPowerlifting[17]
1982Óskar JakobssonShot put[18]
1983Einar VilhjálmssonJavelin throw[19]
1984Ásgeir SigurvinssonFootball[13]
1985Einar VilhjálmssonJavelin throw[19]
1986Eðvarð Þór EðvarðssonSwimming[20]
1987Arnór GuðjohnsenFootball[21]
1988Einar VilhjálmssonJavelin throw[19]
1989Alfreð GíslasonHandball[22]
1990Bjarni FriðrikssonJudo[23]
1991Ragnheiður RunólfsdóttirSwimming[24]
1992Sigurður EinarssonJavelin throw[25]
1993Sigurbjörn BárðarsonEquestrianism[26]
1994Magnús SchevingAerobic gymnastics[27]
1995Jón Arnar MagnússonDecathlon[28]
1996Jón Arnar MagnússonDecathlon[28]
1997Geir SveinssonHandball[29]
1998Örn ArnarsonSwimming[30]
1999Örn ArnarsonSwimming[30]
2000Vala FlosadóttirPole vault[31]
2001Örn ArnarsonSwimming[30]
2002Ólafur StefánssonHandball[32]
2003Ólafur StefánssonHandball[32]
2004Eiður Smári GuðjohnsenFootball[33]
2005Eiður Smári GuðjohnsenFootball[33]
2006Guðjón Valur SigurðssonHandball[34]
2007Margrét Lára ViðarsdóttirFootball[35]
2008Ólafur StefánssonHandball[36]
2009Ólafur StefánssonHandball[37]
2010Alexander PeterssonHandball[38]
2011Heiðar HelgusonFootball[39]
2012Aron PálmarssonHandball[40]
2013Gylfi Þór SigurðssonFootball[41]
2014Jón Arnór StefánssonBasketball[42]
2015Eygló Ósk GústafsdóttirSwimming[43]
2016Gylfi Þór SigurðssonFootball[44]
2017Ólafía Þórunn KristinsdóttirGolf[45]
2018Sara Björk GunnarsdóttirFootball[46]
2019Júlían J. K. JóhannssonPowerlifting[47]

References
  1. "Vilhjálmur Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "Valbjörn Þorláksson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. "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. "Ásgeir Sigurvinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  14. "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  15. "Hreinn Halldórsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  16. "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. "Einar Vilhjálmsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). 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). 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. "Jón Arnar Magnússon". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  29. "Geir Sveinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  30. "Örn Arnarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  31. "Vala Flosadóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  32. "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  33. "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). 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. 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. 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.
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