Torfi Bryngeirsson
Icelandic athlete (1926–1995)
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Torfi Bryngeirsson (11 November 1926 – 16 July 1995) was an Icelandic athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1950, he won gold in long jump at the European Athletics Championships.[2]
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| Born | 11 November 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 July 1995 (aged 68) Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Events | Pole vault, Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Torfi was born in Búastaðar on 11 November 1926 and represented Iceland at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.[1]
He won the British AAA Championships title in the pole vault event at the 1951 AAA Championships.[3][4][5] He represented Iceland at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, competing in the pole vault again.[1]
He died in Reykjavík on 16 July 1995, aged 68.[1]
In 2015, Torfi was posthumously inducted in to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame.[2]
