Jón Pétursson (19 July 1936) is an Icelandic

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. He competed in the men's high jump at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. He published an autobiography in 2010 titled "Jón lögga".

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1936 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Jon Petursson Jon Petursson 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-athletics-bio-stub