Dagur Benediktsson
Benediktsson at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.
Born (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Updated on 22 February 2019.

Dagur Benediktsson (born 17 June 1998) is an Icelandic cross-country skier.[1] He competed in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.[2]

Personal life

Dagur was born in Ísafjörður on the Icelandic National Day, 17 June. At a young age Dagur moved to Denmark with his parents but moved back to Ísafjörður at the age of 5. His mother is the former Icelandic cross-country skier and footballer Stella Hjaltadóttir.[3] Just like his mother, Dagur played football along with skiing, playing for Vestri until the age of 18.[4] In May 2017 Dagur graduated from Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði and moved to Östersund, Sweden to concentrate fully on skiing. In 2022, he was named Ísafjörður's athlete of the year.[3]

Personal life

Dagur's wife is the Icelandic alpine ski racer Hólmfríður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir.

References

  1. ↑ Hjörvar Ólafsson (11 January 2021). "Dagur bætti tíma sinn í skíðagöngu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Dagur Benediktsson - FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019". www.fis-ski.com.
  3. 1 2 "Íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar 2022 er Dagur Benediktsson". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dagur Benediktsson". ksi.is. Retrieved 22 February 2019.


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