Sigmar Vilhjálmsson (born 3 January 1977 in
Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region (Iceland), Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inha ...
,
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
), nicknamed Simmi, is an Icelandic
TV host. He is the son of
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
Vilhjálmur Einarsson (5 June 1934 – 28 December 2019) was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing villag ...
, silver medallist of the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...
in
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...
.
Sigmar is one of two hosts in the ''
Idol Stjörnuleit'' TV program on the
Stöð 2 station in Iceland. At an early age he started a radio morning show that became one of the most popular morning shows on the air and from there he started a TV show, 70 minutes, which was modelled on the Radio Show and is still running.
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20051120062343/http://idol.visir.is/?PageID=68
*
1977 births
Sigmar Vilhjalmsson
Sigmar Vilhjalmsson
Living people
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