Vilhjálmur Einarsson
Men's athletics Olympic Games European Championships Vilhjálmur Einarsson (5 June 1934 – 28 December 2019) was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing village of Reyðarfjörður and was the son of Einar Stefánsson and Sigríður Vilhjálmsdóttir. In 1956 Vilhjálmur set a new Olympic Record by jumping 16.26 m in the triple jump, only to be surpassed by Brazil's Adhemar da Silva in the same competition.
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Vilhjálmur Einarsson
T. Liviu · Sportul popular, 14 septembrie 1957 · Public domain
- Born
- 1934 · Reyðarfjörður.
- Died
- 2019 · Reykjavík.
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- Iceland
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- teacher · painter · athletics competitor
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Men's athletics Olympic Games European Championships Vilhjálmur Einarsson (5 June 1934 – 28 December 2019) was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing village of Reyðarfjörður and was the son of Einar Stefánsson and Sigríður Vilhjálmsdóttir. In 1956 Vilhjálmur set a new Olympic Record by jumping 16.26 m in the triple jump, only to be surpassed by Brazil's Adhemar da Silva in the same competition.
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This was the most unexpected result of the Olympics that year, and his silver medal was Iceland's first ever Olympic medal. In 1958 he took bronze in the triple jump at the European Athletics Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, with 16.00 m. His personal best was 16.70 m set in 1960 in Laugardalsvöllur, Iceland. He was named Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year five times, more times than anyone else. Vilhjálmur was also a headmaster of three schools: Héraðsskólinn in Laugarvatn, Reykholtsskóli in Reykholt, and Menntaskólinn in Egilsstaðir, where he later worked as a part-time mathematics teacher. He also was a painter, specializing in landscape painting, and his work has been on display in several art galleries in Iceland. He attended Dartmouth College. His son Einar Vilhjálmsson later represented Iceland in the men's javelin throw at the Summer Olympics (1984, 1988 and 1992).
Vilhjálmur Einarsson is recorded with the occupation athletics competitor. Recorded as teacher, painter and athletics competitor. The authorities additionally record the heading Vilhjalmur Einarsson.
Primii trei săritori de triplusalt la Campionatele Internaționale de Atletism ale R.P.R. pe Stadionul Republicii din Bucuresti, Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Kōji Sakurai și Hiroshi Shibata
Flacăra, 21 septembrie 1957
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1934
Vilhjálmur Einarsson was born on 5 June 1934.
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Vilhjálmur Einarsson died on 28 December 2019.
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- 1.ABC. Olympic medals won by Vilhjálmur Einarsson.
- 2.David Wallechinsky, The complete book of the summer Olympics: Athens 2004 edition, Wilmington, Delaware: Sport Media, 2004, , p. 374.
- 3.James Crugnale, "Great Moments In Icelandic History: Iceland gets its first Olympic Medal" , The Reykjavík Grapevine 15 August 2008.
- 4.History , The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland, retrieved 23 June 2010.
- 5., Athletix.org.
- 6."Handball Champion Icelandic Sportsman of the Year", Iceland Review Online 6 January 2010.
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