Nanna Herborg Leifsdóttir (born 2 June 1963 in
Akureyri
Akureyri (, ) is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous Municipalities of Iceland, municipality (under the official name of Akureyrarbær , 'town of Akureyri') and the largest outside the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital R ...
)
is an
Icelandic former
alpine skier
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...
.
She competed at the
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ; ) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Serbian Cy ...
in Sarajevo, coming 38th in the giant slalom with a time of 2:34:84 but failing to finish the slalom. She was the youngest member of
Iceland's team and carried the flag at the opening ceremony.
Nanna Herborg's husband is former
Iceland men's national football team
The Iceland national football team () represents Iceland in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland, and have been a FIFA member since 1947 and a UEFA member since 1957. The team's nickname is ...
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
Friðrik Friðriksson and their daughter is
Iceland women's national football team
The Iceland women's national football team () represents Iceland in international women's football. They are currently ranked as the 13th best women's national team in the world by FIFA as of March 2025.
History
The Iceland women's national fo ...
player
Fanndís Friðriksdóttir.
References
1963 births
Living people
Nanna Leifsdottir
Nanna Leifsdottir
Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Nanna Leifsdottir
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