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 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

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]
2024	Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir	Football	^[52]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Vilhjálmur Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Valbjörn Þorláksson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Guðmundur Gíslason". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Jón Þ. Ólafsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Sigríður Sigurðardóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Kolbeinn Pálsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Guðmundur Hermannsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Geir Hallsteinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Erlendur Valdimarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Hjalti Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Guðjón Guðmundsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Guðni Kjartansson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Ásgeir Sigurvinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hreinn Halldórsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Skúli Óskarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Jón Páll Sigmarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Óskar Jakobsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Einar Vilhjálmsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Arnór Guðjohnsen". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Alfreð Gíslason". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Bjarni Friðriksson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Sigurður Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Sigurbjörn Bárðarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Magnús Scheving". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Jón Arnar Magnússon". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Geir Sveinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Örn Arnarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Vala Flosadóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Alexander Petersson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Heiðar Helguson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Aron Pálmarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "Jón Arnór Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (28 December 2017). "Ólafía Þórunn er íþróttamaður ársins 2017". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (29 December 2018). "Sara Björk er íþróttamaður ársins 2018". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (28 December 2019). "Júlían J.K. Jóhannsson íþróttamaður ársins 2019". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 December 2020). "Sara Björk íþróttamaður ársins með fullt hús stiga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Ómar Ingi íþróttamaður ársins 2021". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Stórkostlegt og þvílíkur heiður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ Kjartan Ólafsson (4 January 2024). "Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson er íþróttamaður ársins 2023" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Glódís Perla kjörin íþróttamaður ársins 2024" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

External links

Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year website (in Icelandic)

[ve-1] "Vilhjálmur Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[vth-2] "Valbjörn Þorláksson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[gg-3] "Guðmundur Gíslason". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. 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.

[as-13] "Ásgeir Sigurvinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[14] "Jóhannes Eðvaldsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[hh-15] "Hreinn Halldórsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[so-16] "Skúli Óskarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[17] "Jón Páll Sigmarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[18] "Óskar Jakobsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[ev-19] "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). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[21] "Arnór Guðjohnsen". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. 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). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[24] "Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[25] "Sigurður Einarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[26] "Sigurbjörn Bárðarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[27] "Magnús Scheving". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[jam-28] "Jón Arnar Magnússon". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[29] "Geir Sveinsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[oa-30] "Örn Arnarson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[31] "Vala Flosadóttir". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[og-32] "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[esg-33] "Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[34] "Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. 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). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[37] "Ólafur Stefánsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[38] "Alexander Petersson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[39] "Heiðar Helguson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[40] "Aron Pálmarsson". sportpress.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. 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). Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. 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.

[52] "Glódís Perla kjörin íþróttamaður ársins 2024" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

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