Jón Jónsson (water polo) explained

Jón Jónsson
Full Name:Jón Dagbjartur Jónsson
Nationality:Icelandic
Country:Iceland
Sport:Swimming
Water polo
Club:Ægir
Birth Date:11 April 1908
Birth Place:Arnarfjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Death Place:Reykjavík, Iceland

Jón Dagbjartur Jónsson (11 April 1908 - 2 August 1973) was an Icelandic water polo player and competition swimmer. He competed in the men's water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]

Early life

Jón was born in Arnarfjörður in the Kingdom of Iceland on 11 April 1908.[3]

Sports

Alongside playing Water polo, Jón was a competition swimmer in Iceland where he set several national records during the 1930s.[4]

Death

On 2 August 1973, Jón fell from a roof he was painting. He was transported to a hospital where he died shortly later from his injuries.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Íslendingarnir á Olympiuleikunum í Þýzkalandi . 23 November 2019 . Nýja Dagblaðið . 18 July 1936 . 1, 3 . Icelandic.
  2. Jón Jónsson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/jon-jonsson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 22 November 2019.
  3. News: Freyja Jónsdóttir . 23 November 2019 . . 3 September 2003 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Jón D. Jónsson sundkappi . 23 November 2019 . . 5 December 1934 . 4 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Lézt eftir fall . 23 November 2019 . . 4 August 1973 . 2 . Icelandic.