Oddur Pétursson Explained

Birth Date:	2 July 1931
Birth Place:	Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Death Place:	Ísafjörður, Iceland
Sport:	Cross-country skiing
Club:	Ármann, Skutulsfirði^[1]
Show-Medals:	yes

Oddur Pétursson (2 July 1931 – 24 May 2018) was an Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed at the 1952^{[2] [3]} and 1956 Winter Olympics in 15–30 km events and placed 48–61.^[4]

Personal life

Oddur was the brother of cross country skier Gunnar Pétursson who competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.^[5]

Death

Oddur died in Ísafjörður on 24 May 2018, at the age of 87.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Skíðamennirnir farnir til Noregs . 9 April 2021 . . 10 January 1952 . 8 . Icelandic.
2. News: Þurfum meiri þjálfun, meiri keppnisreynslu við góða menn. Við erum ekki ánægðir enn. . 9 April 2021 . . 26 March 1952 . 3 . Icelandic.
3. News: Einar B. Pálsson . Vetrar-Olympíuleikarnir í Oslo . 9 April 2021 . . 27 April 1952 . 212-219 . Icelandic.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122045/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/oddur-petursson-1.html Oddur Pétursson
5. News: Gísli H. Halldórsson . Oddur Pétursson - Minning . 1 June 2018 . Bæjarins Besta . 1 June 2018 . Icelandic.
6. News: Oddur Pétursson . 1 June 2018 . . 1 June 2018 . Icelandic.