Sigmundur Már Herbertsson
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| Born | 1 August 1968 Víðir Garði |
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Sigmundur Már Herbertsson (born 1 August 1968) is an Icelandic basketball referee and former player.[1][2] He has been named the Icelandic Referee of the Year fourteen times.[3][4] He was a FIBA referee from 2004 to 2018 and officiated a total of 233 international games during his career.[5]
Playing career
Sigmundur came up through the junior ranks of
On 6 December 1990, he scored 32 points for
Officiating career
Sigmundur started officiating in 1994. He first officiated in the Icelandic top-tier
He became a FIBA referee in 2004. In 2015 he became the first Icelandic referee to officiated at EuroBasket.[10][11]
On 12 October 2018, he was part of the oldest referee trio in Úrvalsdeild karla history when he officiated a game between Keflavík and KR along with Leifur Garðarsson and Rögnvaldur Már Hreiðarsson.[12]
On 6 May 2021, he became the second Icelandic referee, after Rögnvaldur Már, to officiate 2,000 games in the Icelandic basketball tournament.[13] On 18 November 2021, he broke Rögnaldur's all-time record when he officiated his 2,054 game in the Icelandic basketball tournament.[14]
In January 2024, Sigmundur became the second referee to officiate 800 games in the Úrvalsdeild karla.[15]
Awards
- Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (14)
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
References
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (18 February 2010). "Sá besti ætlar sér lengra". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Sigmundur Már dæmir í Lettlandi". RÚV (in Icelandic). 28 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Sigmundur besti dómarinn í tólfta sinn á 14 árum". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (29 June 2021). "Dómari ársins 2021: Simmi "Gæðin farið upp í þessari deild með hverju árinu"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Víðir Sigurðsson (25 July 2018). "Kvaddi alþjóðasviðið í Chemnitz". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (30 November 2020). "Sigmundur Már Herbertsson: "Skammirnar fara á búninginn sem fer svo í þvott."". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "UMFN - Skallagrímur". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Stórsigur Víðis". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 16 March 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Aron Guðmundsson (28 November 2021). "Lífsstíll að vera dómari - Nálgast öll verkefni af sömu virðingu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 February 2015). "Sigmundur Már dæmir á EM 2015". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (8 May 2015). "Sigmundur: Enginn ís með dýfu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 October 2018). "Elsta dómaratríó sögunnar dæmir stórleikinn í Keflavík í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Dæmdi tvö þúsundasta leikinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 November 2021). "Sigmundur orðinn leikjahæsti dómari sögunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 January 2024). "Kristinn ekki lengur einn: Stór stund hjá Sigmundi í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
- Úrvalsdeild statistics at kki.is