Dagur Benediktsson

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Dagur Benediktsson
Benediktsson at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.
Born (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 25)
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

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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. ^ a b "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.