Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Icelandic sprinter
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Place of Birth: Hnífsdalur, Iceland
About Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson
- Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson (25 May 1924 – 9 July 2018) was an Icelandic sprinter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
- He was born in Hnífsdalur, Westfjords.Finnbjörn also competed in Handball and basketball.
- He won the Icelandic national championship in handball in 1946 with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur after scoring the winning goal in ÍR's 20-19 victory against Haukar.
- In 1954, Finnbjörn won the national championship in basketball with ÍR´s basketball team.
- Finnbjörn died on 9 July 2018 at the age of 94.
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