Páll Ólafsson (born 1 May 1960) is an Icelandic former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player and handball coach. He competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. Before concentrating on handball, Páll had a promising football career; a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

, he was capped twice for the

Iceland national football team The Iceland national football team () represents Iceland in men's international Association football, 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. ...

and played for Þróttur Reykjavík. After his playing career he became the coach of HK Kópavogur, first as a co-coach and later on his own.

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* 1960 births Living people Pall Olafsson Pall Olafsson Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pall Olafsson Men's association football midfielders Pall Olafsson Pall Olafsson 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub