Þórarinn Ingi Þorsteinsson (24 February 1930 – 23 March 2006) was an Icelandic multi-sport athlete and businessman. As a track athlete, he specialized in hurdling and sprinting and participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in the 110 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles and 4 x 100 meter relay. He later became the chairman of the Icelandic Athletic Federation.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Þórarinn Ingi Þorsteinsson |
| Born | 24 February 1930 Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland |
| Died | 23 March 2006 (aged 76) Fossvogur, Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
| Spouse | Fjóla Þorvaldsdóttir |
| Children | 2 |
| Basketball career | |
| Career history | |
| 195?–1957 | Gosi |
| 1957–196? | KFR |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, basketball |
Outside of tracks, he was one of the pioneers in basketball in Iceland and was a member of the first Iceland men's national basketball team.[1][2]
Ingi graduated from the University of Iceland with a business degree in 1953 and the next 10 years he worked at his fathers wholesaling business. He later was involved in the founding of a clothing factory before going to work for the Imperial Chemicals International in 1969. In 1970, he became the general manager of National Textile Industries Corporation Ltd. (NATEX) in Tanzania.[3][4][5]
Þórarinn was born in Reykjavík on 24 February 1930. He died in Fossvogur on 23 March 2006, aged 76.[6]
References edit
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 May 2019). "Sextíu ár síðan Ísland spilaði fyrsta landsleik sinn í körfubolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Ísl. yfirmaður vefnaðariðnar Tanzaniu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 June 1971. p. 31. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Íslendingur stjórnar stórfyrirtæki í Tanzaníu". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 16 May 1973. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Íslendingurinn sem varð þjóðsaga í svörtustu Afríku". Dagblaðið. 24 November 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Það eru mikil völd sem færast í hendur stráks norðan af Íslandi". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 December 1983. p. 28–29. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Andlát - Þórarinn Ingi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 March 2006. p. 10. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
External links edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ingi Thorsteinsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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