Judo in Iceland is modest. Bjarni Fridriksson was the best judoka with an Olympic bronze medal in 1984 in Los Angeles. Later Bjarni Fridriksson became General Secretary of the Iceland Judo Federation. Vernhard Thorleifsson was a good heavyweight who won World Cup medals and Thormodur Jonsson was super heavyweight who won Judo World Cup medals such as the European Open in Glasgow in 2015. Thormodur Jonsson won the Nordic Championships and participated at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. The Nordic Championships of 2015 were held in Reykjavik.
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Bjarni Fridriksson - Super star
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Last results
Judo event | Type | Place | Date |
Reykjavik Judo Open | IT | Reykjavik | 25 Jan 2020 |
Icelandic Championships Reykjavik | NC | Reykjavik | 27 Apr 2019 |
Reykjavik Judo Open | IT | Reykjavik | 26 Jan 2019 |
Icelandic Championships Reykjavik | NC | Reykjavik | 5 May 2018 |
Icelandic U21 Championships Reykjavik | NJun | Reykjavik | 14 Apr 2018 |
Birthdays
Name | Birthdate | Age |
Sigurdur Bergmann | 9 Mar 1961 | 60 years |
Grimur Ivarsson | 12 Mar 1998 | 23 years |
Margret Bjarnadottir | 29 Mar 1975 | 46 years |
Hans Snorrason | 15 Apr 1973 | 48 years |
Karl Stefansson | 18 Apr 1995 | 26 years |
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