| Dagur Benediktsson | |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ísafjörður, Iceland |
| Height: | 180 cm |
| Updated: | 22 February 2019 |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Dagur Benediktsson (born 17 June 1998) is an Icelandic cross-country skier.[1] He competed in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.[2]
Dagur was born in Ísafjörður on the Icelandic National Day, 17 June. At a young age Dagur moved to Denmark with his parents but moved back to Ísafjörður at the age of 5. His mother is the former Icelandic cross-country skier and footballer Stella Hjaltadóttir. Just like his mother, Dagur played football along with skiing, playing for Vestri until the age of 18.[3] In May 2017 Dagur graduated from Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði and moved to Östersund, Sweden to concentrate fully on skiing. In 2022, he was named Ísafjörður's athlete of the year.[4]
Dagur's wife is the Icelandic alpine ski racer Hólmfríður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir.