Geir Sveinsson (born 27 January 1964) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player who competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. He was hired as the head coach of

Akureyri Handboltafélag Akureyri Handboltafélag was a men's handball club, located in Akureyri, Iceland. History Akureyri Handboltafélag was founded in 2006 as a joint team between KA and Þór Akureyri. In 2011 it posted the best record in the Úrvalsdeild karla ...

in January 2019. In August the same year, he was hired as the head coach of

HSG Nordhorn-Lingen HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (''HSG Nordhorn'' until September 2008) is a handball club from Nordhorn, Germany. As of the season 2021/22 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen competes in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. In 2008 the club won the EHF Cup The EHF European L ...

. In July 2022, he was hired as the mayor of

Hveragerði Hveragerði (, "hot-spring yard") is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland, 45 km east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1 (Iceland), Route 1. The river Varmá runs through the town. Overview The surrounding area ...

. He stepped down as mayor in March 2024.

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1964 births Living people Geir Sveinsson Geir Sveinsson Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Icelandic expatriate handball players Geir Sveinsson Geir Sveinsson Geir Sveinsson Geir Sveinsson Liga ASOBAL players BM Granollers players Montpellier Handball players Geir Sveinsson Geir Sveinsson Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Expatriate sports coaches {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub