|
Guðmundsson
Guðmundsson is an Icelandic patronym, meaning ''son of Guðmundur''. The name may refer to: *Ágúst Guðmundsson (born 1947), Icelandic film director *Albert Guðmundsson (other) *Ari Guðmundsson (1927–2003), Icelandic Olympic ski jumper *Arinbjörn Guðmundsson (1932–2014), Icelandic chess master *Birkir Ívar Guðmundsson (contemporary), Icelandic professional handball player *Björgólfur Guðmundsson (1941–2025), Icelandic billionaire businessman *Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson (1911–1998), Icelandic master carpenter and environmental pioneer *Böðvar Guðmundsson (born 1939), Icelandic author, playwright, and poet *Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 1954), Icelandic author and poet *Guðmundur Guðmundsson (chess player) (1918–1974), Icelandic chess player *Guðmundur Guðmundsson (handballer) (born 1960), Icelandic professional handball coach *Guðmundur Guðmundsson (Mormon) (1825–1883), Icelandic Mormon missionary *Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson (1909–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball)
Pétur Karl Guðmundsson (born 30 October 1958) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach. Standing , weighing and playing the center (basketball), center position, Pétur was the first Icelander and one of the first European players ever to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Often described as the greatest Icelandic basketball player of all time, he was named the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century, Icelandic Basketball Player of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association in 2001, and in 2015, he was inducted in to the ÍSÍ Hall of Fame, National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame. Pétur was also a member of the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic national basketball team from 1978 to 1992 but missed several years of competition due to FIBA rules banning professional players from playing for national teams. Early life Pétur was born and raised in Reykjavík to an Icelandic father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (born 27 October 1990) is an Icelandic professional association football, footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah FC, Al-Orobah and the Iceland national football team, Iceland national team. A versatile player, Jóhann can be deployed as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right midfielder, attacking midfielder or winger (association football), winger. Jóhann began his senior career at Breiðablik UBK, Breiðablik for a single season before moving to Dutch team AZ Alkmaar, AZ in the Eredivisie, where they also participated in the UEFA Europa League, Europa League. After a few seasons with them, he joined EFL Championship, Championship side Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic for two seasons, before moving on to newly promoted club Burnley, where he featured for most of the 2017–18 Burnley F.C. season, 2017–18 season, qualifying for the Europa League. Jóhann was part of the Iceland national team in both the UEFA Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arinbjörn Guðmundsson
Arinbjörn Guðmundsson (22 May 1932 – 2014) was an Icelandic and Australian chess player. He is a Chess Olympiad individual medalist (1960). Biography Arinbjörn Guðmundsson learned to play chess late, at the age of seventeen. However, he achieved good results in chess tournaments and was one of Icelandic leading chess players from 1955 to 1970. In 1954, together with Friðrik Ólafsson and other Icelandic chess players, Arinbjörn Guðmundsson founded the first chess magazine in the country. He regularly participated in Icelandic Chess Championships and Reykjavík International Chess tournaments (1955, 1957, 1960, 1964). Arinbjörn Guðmundsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1956, at second reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3, =1, -1), * In 1958, at first reserve board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+1, =6, -4), * In 1960, at second board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+7, =9, -0) and won individual silver medal, * In 1962, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björgólfur Guðmundsson
Björgólfur Guðmundsson (2 January 1941 – 2 February 2025) was an Icelandic businessman and chairman and owner of West Ham United. Björgólfur was Iceland's second businessman to be worth more than a billion dollars — his son, Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson being the first. He was at one time the majority owner and chairman of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki, the second largest company in Iceland (subsequently nationalised). He was ranked by ''Forbes'' magazine in March 2008 as the 1014th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $1.1 billion. In December of the same year Forbes revalued his net worth to $0, and on 31 July 2009 he was declared bankrupt by the Icelandic courts with debts of almost £500 million (96 billion ISK). Björgólfur was described in an article written by Jamie Jackson of The Guardian as "a former footballer, furniture packer and law student, a recovering alcoholic of 30 years and an old-fashioned philanthropist". In the 1990s he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Guðmundsson (chess Player)
Guðmundur Guðmundsson (11 May 1918 – 20 April 1974) was an Icelandic chess player, and the 1954 Icelandic Chess Championship winner. Biography From the late 1930s to late 1950s, Guðmundur Guðmundsson was also one of the leading Icelandic chess players. In 1947, he played in Hastings International Chess Congress and Nordic Chess Championship. In 1954, Guðmundur Guðmundsson won the Icelandic Chess Championship. Guðmundur Guðmundsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1954, at second board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ... (+2, =6, -5). References External links *Guðmundur Guðmundssonchess games at 365chess.com 1918 births 1974 deaths Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Icelandic chess pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Guðmundsson
Jón Guðmundsson (1904 – 1980) was an Icelandic chess player, three-times Icelandic Chess Championship winner (1932, 1936, 1937), Chess Olympiad and an individual gold medal winner (1939). Biography In the 1930s Jón Guðmundsson was one of the most promising young chess players in Iceland. He won the Icelandic Chess Championship thrice (1932, 1936, 1937). He was part of the historic team that won the President's Cup in Argentina at the 1939 Chess Olympiad. There, Jón defeated all his opponents in the finals, but then retired from chess. Jón Guðmundsson played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1930, in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+3, =4, -10), * In 1937, at second reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+4, =5, -7), * In 1939, at third board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Lærði Guðmundsson
Jón lærði Guðmundsson (; 1574–1658) was an Icelandic autodidact, poet, and alleged sorcerer. He is considered a pioneer of Icelandic literary history, because he was the first to write a description of Icelandic nature and a critical account of a contemporary event, in Icelandic. His poetry gives insight into contemporary Icelandic folklore. Guðmundsson, who lived in Strandir, was considered a great master of magic in 17th century Iceland. He was said to have turned around the Turkish slave ships from the coasts of Iceland more than once, an achievement which gave him widespread fame, and was described in popular prints.Ankarloo, Bengt & Henningsen, Gustav (red.), Skrifter. Bd 13, Häxornas Europa 1400–1700 : historiska och antropologiska studier, Nerenius & Santérus, Stockholm, 1987 He was also said to have killed two ghosts between 1611-1612 with two of his poems: "Fjandafæla" and "Snjáfjallavísum". He had to leave his home region and was tried for sorcery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Guðmundsson
Páll Guðmundsson (; born 1959) is an Icelandic sculptor and artist. Born in Húsafell in the west of Iceland (where he still lives), he has done part of his studies at the University of Fine Arts in Cologne, Germany. Mostly, he sculptures faces of people out of the rock he finds around Húsafell. He has for example sculptured the faces of Johann Sebastian Bach, Björk and the Icelandic writer Thor Vilhjálmsson. Páll is also working as a musician with a unique idiophone, a large xylophone-like instrument made of stones called the '' Steinharpa''. He crafted the instrument himself using stones found around his home. With the instrument, he has performed along with the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. Páll is also the custodian of the legendary Húsafell Stone The Húsafell Stone is a legendary lifting stone weighing 186 kg (410 lb) located in a west country farming estate in Húsafell, Iceland about northeast of Reykjavík. The slightly triangular, slab shaped ston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Axel Guðmundsson
Jón Axel Guðmundsson (born 27 October 1996) is an Icelandic professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats. He won two national championships with Grindavík in 2012 and 2013 and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014. Playing career Grindavík After coming up through the junior ranks of Grindavík, Jón Axel played his first senior match with the club in 2011. He won the Icelandic championship with the club in 2012 and 2013 and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014. Church Farm Jón Axel started the 2014–2015 season with Church Farm School, averaging a team best 21 points per game before the christmas break. In January 2015, he decided to leave the school and return to Grindavík. Return to Grindavík In 12 regular-season games with Grindavík during the 2014–2015 season, Jón Axel averaged 15.6 points and 6.4 assists per game. He had a rough first-round series against eventual champions KR, going scoreless in game two and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson
Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson (born 14 December 1981) is an Icelandic retired professional footballer who played as a defender. During his career, Guðmundsson played in Norway for Aalesunds FK and Start; in Cyprus for Apollon Limassol; and had three separate spells with his hometown team Keflavík. He is now manager at Reynir Sandgerði and won the 4 Division 2018 with the club, without losing a single game, In 2020 he promoted Reynir to the 2 division. Two promotions in three years. Club career He has played for Cypriot team Apollon Limassol. He joined from Norwegian team Aalesunds FK having played there since 2005, when he joined from Icelandic team Keflavík. On 31 August 2011, he signed with Start. However, he switched back to Keflavík before the 2012 season. Played through Keflavík youth academy and then joining the first team in 1999. Guðmundsson retired from football at the end of the 2016 season. International career He has also played for the Iceland national und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Guðmundsson
Herbert "Hebbi" Guðmundsson (born 15 December 1953) is an Icelandic pop music singer-songwriter. He is best known for his songs "Svaraðu", "Time", "Hollywood" and "Can‘t Walk Away", which reached No. 1 on the Icelandic listings chart in 1985. Life and career Herbert Guðmundsson first became widely known in Iceland when offered to sing with the band Tilvera in 1971, which was one of the most popular bands in Iceland at the time along with Trúbrot and Ævintýri. Herbert took part in the first staging of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' in Iceland in 1972, and soon after the staging of ''Faust'' at the National Theatre of Iceland The National Theatre of Iceland (NTI) (, pronounced ) in Reykjavík, is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic director of The National Thea ... and fronted various Icelandic bands, including Elífð, Tilvera, Stofnþel, Eik, Pelican, Dínamít an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tómas Guðmundsson
Tómas Guðmundsson (6 January 1901 – 14 November 1983) was an Icelandic writer. He was known as Reykjavík's poet ''(Reykjavíkurskáldið, skáld Reykjavíkur)''. Tómas's parents were Steinunn Þorsteinsdóttir and Guðmundur Ögmundsson, living at Efri-Brú in Grímsnes. He soon got in touch with literature and poetry. He read Icelandic sagas, Jónas Hallgrímsson's poems and more. He also started to write his own poetry at a young age. Career He moved to Reykjavík and studied at Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, there he got in touch with many authors, including Halldór Laxness (they formed a close friendship during the M.R. years), Guðmundur G. Hagalín and Davíð Stefánsson. Tómas graduated from M.R. in 1921. He then studied law at Háskóli Íslands and graduated in 1926. During that time he got in touch with even more authors, including Jón Thoroddsen junior. After his graduation he opened an office to practise law and in 1928 he started working at Hagstofa Ísla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
