| Kristján Arason | |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1961 |
| Nationality: | Icelandic |
| Height: | 1.94 m |
| Position: | Right back |
| Years1: | –1985 |
| Clubs1: | FH |
| Years2: | 1985–1986 |
| Clubs2: | VfL Hameln |
| Years3: | 1986–1988 |
| Clubs3: | VfL Gummersbach |
| Years4: | 1988–1991 |
| Clubs4: | Teka Santander |
| Years5: | 1991–1994 |
| Clubs5: | FH |
| Nationalteam1: | Iceland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 245 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1123 |
| Manageryears1: | 1991–1994 |
| Managerclubs1: | FH |
| Manageryears2: | 1994–1996 |
| Managerclubs2: | TSV Bayer Dormagen |
| Manageryears3: | 1996–1997 |
| Manageryears4: | 2010–2012 |
| Managerclubs4: | FH |
Kristján Arason (born 23 July 1961) is a former member of Icelandic national handball team.[1] He is the husband of Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, a well-known figure in Icelandic politics.[2] [3] He ranked fourth in IHF's list of the world's best handball players in the year 1989. He won the Icelandic championship with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) as a coach in 2011.
Before fully focusing on handball, Kristján played various other sports, including basketball. He was a member of the Iceland junior national basketball teams and won the 2. deild karla with Haukar in 1981.[4] [5]