Torfi Bryngeirsson

Torfi Bryngeirsson
Personal information
Born11 November 1926
Búastaðir, Vestmannaeyjar,
Kingdom of Iceland
Died16 July 1995 (aged 68)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Pole vault, Long jump
ClubKnattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Iceland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 BrusselsLong jump

Torfi Bryngeirsson (11 November 1926 – 16 July 1995) was an Icelandic athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1950, he won gold in long jump at the European Athletics Championships.[2]

Biography

Torfi was born in Búastaðar on 11 November 1926 and represented Iceland at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.[1]

He won the British AAA Championships title in the pole vault event at the 1951 AAA Championships.[3][4][5] He represented Iceland at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, competing in the pole vault again.[1]

He died in Reykjavík on 16 July 1995, aged 68.[1]

In 2015, Torfi was posthumously inducted in to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Olympedia – Torfi Bryngeirsson". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Gunnar Huseby og Torfi í Heiðurshöll ÍSÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 April 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Best Bannister Mile". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1951. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2025.


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