Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir Explained

Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir
Nationality:Icelandic
Birth Date:8 June 1990
Birth Place:Ísafjörður, Iceland
Years Active:2014–present
Country:Iceland
Sport:Handcyling

Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir (born 8 June 1990) is an Icelandic handcyclist.[1] Formerly a multi-sport athlete, she took up handcycling after being paralyzed in a skiing accident in 2006.[2] In 2015, she became the first Icelandic athlete to compete in the UCI World Championships[3] and in 2021, she became the first Icelander to participate in handcycling at the Paralympics.[4]

Biography

Early life

Arna was born and raised in Ísafjörður, Iceland. In her youth, she trained football, swimming and skiing.[5] During the summer of 2006, she played for BÍ/Bolungarvík's senior football team in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.

Skiing accident

On 30 December 2006, while in a skiing training camp in Geilo, Norway, Arna landed off the track and crashed into a tree, fracturing her spine and paralyzing her below the waist.[6] [7] [8]

Handcycling

A few years after the accident she moved to Reykjavík and started training under the guidelines of trainer Fannar Karvel.[9] Arna first competed in handcycling in the autumn of 2014.[9] In 2015 she became the first cyclist to represent Iceland at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[3] On 20 March 2016, she finished first in road race event at a European Handcycling Federation's competition in Abu Dhabi while coming in second in the time trial event.[10]

In August and September 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first Icelander to compete in handcycling at the Paralympics.[11] [12] [13] In the time trial event on 31 August, she finished 11th.[14] In the road race event on 1 September, Arna finished 15th.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Orri Freyr Rúnarsson . Heldur að maður sé ósigrandi þegar maður er 16 ára . 28 August 2021 . . 8 November 2020 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Ásta Eir Árnadóttir . Vill verða ein af þeim bestu . 28 August 2021 . . 29 June 2019 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Arna Albertsdottir - Focused on 2020 for Iceland . 28 August 2021 . . 17 July 2018.
  4. News: Orri Freyr Rúnarsson . Ég ætla ekki að láta neinn ná mér . 28 August 2021 . . 26 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Kristjana Björg Guðbrandsdóttir . Ótrúlegt hvað lífið býður upp á . 28 August 2021 . . 7 April 2018 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Arna Sigríður valin Vestfirðingur ársins . 28 August 2021 . . 10 January 2008 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Signý Gunnarsdóttir . Hef það fínt en þetta er samt hellings vesen . 4 October 2021 . . 30 December 2012 . 22–23 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Berglind Häsler . Margir í verr sporum en ég . 4 October 2021 . . 25 November 2007 . 28, 37 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Tekur tíma, þolinmæði og þrjósku . 28 August 2021 . . 29 July 2018 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir . Vann Evrópukeppni í handahjólreiðum . 28 August 2021 . . 24 March 2016 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Arna Sigríður sjötti keppandi Íslands í Tókýó . 28 August 2021 . . 8 July 2021 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir . Arna Sigríður verður sjötti keppandi Íslands í Tókýó . 28 August 2021 . . 8 July 2021 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Gunnar Egill Daníelsson . Sú elsta en efnilegasta í hópnum . 28 August 2021 . . 21 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Kristjana Arnarsdóttir . Arna Sigríður ellefta í tímatökunni . 31 August 2021 . . 31 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Kristjana Arnarsdóttir . Mér var sagt að ég ætti ekki að vera lifandi . 1 September 2021 . . 1 September 2021 . Icelandic.

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