Jón Jónsson (water polo)

Jón Dagbjartur Jónsson (11 April 1908 - 2 August 1973) was an Icelandic water polo player and competition swimmer. He competed in the men's water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Jón Jónsson
Personal information
Full nameJón Dagbjartur Jónsson
NationalityIcelandic
Born(1908-04-11)11 April 1908
Arnarfjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died2 August 1973(1973-08-02) (aged 65)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Spouse(s)
Svava Sigurðardóttir
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(m. 1941)​
Sport
CountryIceland
SportSwimming
Water polo
ClubÆgir

Early life

Jón was born in Arnarfjörður in the Kingdom of Iceland on 11 April 1908.[3]

Sports

Alongside playing Water polo, Jón was a competition swimmer in Iceland where he set several national records during the 1930s.[4]

Death

On 2 August 1973, Jón fell from a roof he was painting. He was transported to a hospital were he died shortly later from his injuries.[5]

References
  1. "Íslendingarnir á Olympiuleikunum í Þýzkalandi". Nýja Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 July 1936. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jón Jónsson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. "Freyja Jónsdóttir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 September 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. "Jón D. Jónsson sundkappi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 December 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. "Lézt eftir fall". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 August 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2019.


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