Sigmundur Már Herbertsson

Sigmundur Már Herbertsson (born 1 August 1968) is an Icelandic basketball referee and former player.[1][2] He has been named the Icelandic Referee of the Year thirteen times.[3] In 2015 he became the first Icelandic referee to officiated at EuroBasket.[4][5] He was a FIBA referee until 2018 and officiated a total of 233 international games during his career.[6] On 12 October 2018, he was part of the oldest referee trio in Úrvalsdeild karla history when he officiated a game between Keflavík and KR along with Leifur Garðarsson and Rögnvaldur Már Hreiðarsson.[7]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigmundur Már.
Sigmundur Már Herbertsson
Personal information
Born (1968-08-01) 1 August 1968
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1987–1990
PositionBasketball referee
Officiating career1994–present
Career history
1987Reynir Sandgerði
1989–1990Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards
As referee:
  • 13× Icelandic Referee of the Year (2005–2011, 2013, 2015–2019)

Awards
  • Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (13)
    • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Source

References
  1. Kristján Jónsson (18 February 2010). "Sá besti ætlar sér lengra". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. "Sigmundur Már dæmir í Lettlandi". RÚV (in Icelandic). 28 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "Sigmundur besti dómarinn í tólfta sinn á 14 árum". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 February 2015). "Sigmundur Már dæmir á EM 2015". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (8 May 2015). "Sigmundur: Enginn ís með dýfu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. Víðir Sigurðsson (25 July 2018). "Kvaddi alþjóðasviðið í Chemnitz". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 October 2018). "Elsta dómaratríó sögunnar dæmir stórleikinn í Keflavík í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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