Georgía Olga Kristiansen (born 3 January 1979) is an Icelandic

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referee and a former player. She was the first female referee to officiate in the highest competitive tier men's basketball league in

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, Úrvalsdeild karla, and the second female referee to officiate in the top-tier Icelandic women's basketball league, Úrvalsdeild kvenna, after Indíana Sólveig Marquez. Georgía and Indíana were also the first female referee pair to officiate together a highest competitive tier game in Iceland.

Personal life

Georgía is the great granddaughter of the Danish-born Georgia Björnsson, who she is named after, and

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, the first

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. Georgía's brother is Davíð Tómas Tómasson, a musician and

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referee. On 7 December 2017 they became the first siblings to officiate together a highest competitive tier game in Iceland.

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