Sigfús Sigurðsson (born 7 May 1975) is a retired Icelandic

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. He competed at the

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and

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, winning the silver medal in 2008. His grandfather, also Sigfús Sigurðsson, competed in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

at the 1948 Olympics.Sigfús Sigurðsson
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Personal life

His nickname is "The Russian Jeep" in Iceland. He was engaged to Brazilian belly dancer Josy Zareen and they had a baby girl named Eyvör, born in April 2013. They broke up later that year.

Controversy

In November 2013 he admitted to having sold his Olympic silver medal won in 2008.Larissa Kyzer (15 November 2013
Sigfús Sigurðsson Admits To Selling Silver Medal
grapevine.is. 15 November 2013 Icelandic Handball Association intervened and became the custodian of the medal. His past problems with alcohol and drugs resulted in his bankruptcy; he has been clean for some years and is actively helping others attending AA meetings.

References

1975 births Living people Sigfús Sigurdsson Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sigfús Sigurdsson Sigfús Sigurdsson Recipients of the Order of the Falcon Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Liga ASOBAL players CB Ademar León players Sigfús Sigurdsson Sigfús Sigurdsson Sigfús Sigurdsson Icelandic expatriate handball players in Spain {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub