Kristinn Björnsson (born 26 May 1972) is an

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ic former

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who competed in the

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, in the

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, in the

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, and in the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...

. Björnsson became the first ever skier from Iceland to win a

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medal. During the 1997-1998 world cup stop in

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, moved up from 17th to the silver medal position in the slalom event during the second run. Kristinn Bjornsson participated in three editions of the Olympic Winter Games, in Lillehammer in 1994, Nagano in 1998 and Salt Lake City in 2002. He competed in four races and obtained his best result in the Salt Lake City slalom with a 21st place.

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* * * 1972 births Living people Kristinn Bjornsson Kristinn Bjornsson Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Kristinn Bjornsson Kristinn Bjornsson 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub