Trausti Stefánsson (born 20 January 1985) is an

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ic sprinter and former

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player. He set the Icelandic record in the

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(indoors) in 2012.

Basketball

Trausti played with Úrvalsdeild karla club Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur until 2007. He was a member of ÍR's team that won the Icelandic Cup in February 2007. He retired from basketball following the season due to his height and an incident involving two players when the team played in Egilsstaðir, that scarred him for life.

Track and field

During the 2006 basketball off-season, Trausti starting doing track and field at the age of 21. A year later he quit basketball to fully focus on his sprinting career.

2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships

Trausti was selected to represent Iceland at the

2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of four ...

. He participated in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

. He ended in 21st place out of 31.

References

External links

Trausti Stefánsson IAAF Profile
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