Judo in Iceland

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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Last results

Judo event Type Place Date
Reykjavik Judo OpenITReykjavik25 Jan 2020
Icelandic Championships ReykjavikNCReykjavik27 Apr 2019
Reykjavik Judo OpenITReykjavik26 Jan 2019
Icelandic Championships ReykjavikNCReykjavik5 May 2018
Icelandic U21 Championships ReykjavikNJunReykjavik14 Apr 2018

Birthdays

Name Birthdate Age
Gisli Magnusson10 Dec 197545 years
Kolbeinn Gislason11 Dec 195565 years
Bjarni Skulason15 Dec 197644 years
Savar Sigursteinsson16 Dec 197446 years

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