Benedikt G. Waage

Benedikt Waage Guðjónsson (14 June 1889 – 8 November 1966) was an Icelandic athlete and businessman.[1] He was the chairman of the Sports Association of Iceland from 1926 to 1962[2] and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1946 til his death. A well known athlete in Iceland in his youth, he was the first person to finish the Viðeyjarsund, when he swam the 4.4 km route from Viðey to Reykjavík on 6 September 1914.[3][4]

Benedikt G. Waage
2nd President of ÍSÍ
In office
1926–1962
Preceded byAxel V. Tulinius
Succeeded byGísli Halldórsson
Personal details
Born(1889-06-14)14 June 1889
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died8 October 1966(1966-10-08) (aged 77)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Spouse(s)
Elísabet Einarsdóttir
(m. 1915; div. 1932)
Children4

References

  1. "Benedikt G. Waage heiðursforseti ÍSÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 November 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. "Ben. G. Waage látinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 November 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. Ingimar Jónsson (12 December 2004). "Fyrsta Viðeyjarsundið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 36. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "Mikil sundþraut". Ísafold (in Icelandic). 9 September 1914. p. 272. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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