Birth Date: | 19 February 1922 |
Birth Place: | Hofsstaðar, Iceland |
Death Date: | 21 August 1999 (aged 77) |
Death Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Sport: | Shot put, hammer throw, discus throw[1] |
Olympics: | 1948 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Sigfús Sigurðsson (19 February 1922 – 21 August 1999) was an Icelandic athlete. He competed at the 1948 Olympics in the shot put and finished 12th with a throw of 13.66 m. Earlier that year he set his personal best at 14.78 m.
His grandson, also Sigfús Sigurðsson, won a silver medal in handball at the 2008 Olympics.[2]