Hafsteinn Geirsson Explained
| Hafsteinn Geirsson |
| Fullname: | Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Weight: | 770NaN0 |
| Classes: | Dinghy |
| Club: | Siglingaklúbburinn Þytur |
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson (born 4 August 1980 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic cyclist and retired sailor, who specialized in the Laser class.[1] He represented his nation Iceland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for Þytur Sailing Regatta (Icelandic: Siglingaklúbburinn Þytur).[2]
Hafsteinn made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed forty-second in the Laser class with a net grade of 355, after having decided to pull himself out in the last race due to yachting malfunction.[3] [4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Hafsteinn qualified for his second Icelandic team, as a 24-year-old, in the Laser class by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Sailing Federation.[5] [6] Sailing through the race series with a similar effort from the previous Olympics, Geirsson recorded a satisfying grade of 344 net points to upgrade his position to fortieth in a fleet of forty-two sailors.[7] [8]
Hafsteinn is also a cyclist. He has won several Icelandic competitions[9] and the Faroese Kring Føroyar (Tour of Faroe Islands) which he has won four times, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.[10]
Major results
- 2005
1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2006
1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2007
1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2008
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2009
1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2011
1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2013
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
- 2018
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd National Cyclo-Cross Championships
- 2019
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2020
1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2021
4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2022
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
3rd Road race, National Road ChampionshipsNotes and References
- Hafsteinn Geirsson. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025221/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/hafsteinn-aegir-geirsson-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 13 November 2014.
- News: Átta hafnfirskir íþróttamenn styrktir. Eight Hafnarfirði athletes named. Icelandic. Morgunblaðið. 11 October 2003. 12 November 2014.
- Web site: Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Laser Class. PDF. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. 131. 5 September 2013.
- News: Hafsteini Ægir Geirsson fékk ekki byr. Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson got no breeze. Icelandic. Morgunblaðið. 21 September 2000. 12 November 2014.
- News: Er tilbúinn að ýta úr vör í Aþenu. Geirsson is ready to launch in Athens. Icelandic. Morgunblaðið. 13 August 2004. 12 November 2014.
- News: Hafsteinn á Ólympíuleikana. Hafsteinn goes to Olympics. Icelandic. Vísir. 29 June 2004. 12 November 2014.
- Web site: Sailing: Mixed Laser Class. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
- News: Hafsteinn Ægir í 40. sæti. Hafsteinn Ægir finished fortieth. Icelandic. Morgunblaðið. 21 August 2004. 13 November 2014.
- Web site: Úrslit fyrir árið 2007 (Results for 2007). hfr.is. 14 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150714125046/http://www.hfr.is/um/urslit/urslit2007.asp. 14 July 2015.
- Web site: Frábær sigur hjá Haffa. 24 July 2008. Brokey.is. Icelandic. 14 July 2015.
