Bjarni Friðriksson (born 29 May 1956) is a retired

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ka. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the men's half heavyweight (95 kg) category, together with

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of West Germany. He remains the most successful Icelandic judoka to date. He also competed at the 1980,

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and the

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on JudoInside.com 1956 births Living people Bjarni Fridriksson Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Bjarni Fridriksson Bjarni Fridriksson Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 21st-century Icelandic people 20th-century Icelandic people {{Iceland-Olympic-medalist-stub