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Gunnar Pétursson

April 10, 2024

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gunnar.

Gunnar Pétursson (31 March 1930 – 4 May 2022) was an Icelandic cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.[2] He finished 32nd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo[3][4] where he was one of five skiers from Skutulsfjörður who competed at the games.[5] He later competed several times in the Vasaloppet.[6]

Gunnar Pétursson
Personal information
Born(1930-03-31)31 March 1930
Brautarholt, Skutulsfjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died4 May 2022(2022-05-04) (aged 92)
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubÁrmann, Skutulsfirði[1]

Personal life and death edit

Gunnar was born in Brautarholt, Skutulsfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland.[7] He was the brother of cross-country skier Oddur Pétursson who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics.[8]

Gunnar died in the nursing home Eyri in Ísafjörður, on 4 May 2022, at the age of 92.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Skíðamennirnir farnir til Noregs". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 10 January 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via Tímarit.is.  
  2. ^ "Maðurinn og landið..." Fálkinn (in Icelandic). 23 November 1964. pp. 10–15, 30. Retrieved 14 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.  
  3. ^ "Þurfum meiri þjálfun, meiri keppnisreynslu við góða menn. Við erum ekki ánægðir enn". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 26 March 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via Tímarit.is.  
  4. ^ Einar B. Pálsson (27 April 1952). "Vetrar-Olympíuleikarnir í Oslo". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 212–219. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via Tímarit.is.  
  5. ^ Halldór Jónsson (14 May 2022). "Minning: Ólympíukappinn frá Grænagarði". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Eins og "pílagrímsferð"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 March 1994. p. 42. Retrieved 14 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.  
  7. ^ a b "Gunnar Pétursson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ^ Gísli H. Halldórsson (1 June 2018). "Oddur Pétursson - Minning". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2018.

External links edit

  • Olympedia profile
  • 18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52


 

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