Hafsteinn Geirsson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson |
| Nationality |  Iceland |
| Born | 4 August 1980 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | Siglingaklúbburinn Þytur |
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson (born 4 August 1980 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic cyclist and retired sailor, who specialized in the Laser class.[1] He represented his nation Iceland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for Þytur Sailing Regatta (Icelandic: Siglingaklúbburinn Þytur).[2]
Hafsteinn made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed forty-second in the Laser class with a net grade of 355, after having decided to pull himself out in the last race due to yachting malfunction.[3][4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Hafsteinn qualified for his second Icelandic team, as a 24-year-old, in the Laser class by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Sailing Federation.[5][6] Sailing through the race series with a similar effort from the previous Olympics, Geirsson recorded a satisfying grade of 344 net points to upgrade his position to fortieth in a fleet of forty-two sailors.[7][8]
Hafsteinn is also a cyclist. He has won several Icelandic competitions[9] and the Faroese Kring Føroyar (Tour of Faroe Islands) which he has won four times, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.[10]
Major results
[edit]- 2005
- 1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2006
- 1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2007
- 1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2008
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Overall Tour of Faroe Islands
- 2009
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2011
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2014
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2018
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd National Cyclo-Cross Championships
- 2019
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2020
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2021
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2022
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hafsteinn Geirsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Átta hafnfirskir íþróttamenn styrktir" [Eight Hafnarfirði athletes named] (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Laser Class" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 131. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Hafsteini Ægir Geirsson fékk ekki byr" [Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson got no breeze] (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 21 September 2000. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Er tilbúinn að ýta úr vör í Aþenu" [Geirsson is ready to launch in Athens] (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Hafsteinn á Ólympíuleikana" [Hafsteinn goes to Olympics] (in Icelandic). Vísir. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Sailing: Mixed Laser Class". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Hafsteinn Ægir í 40. sæti" [Hafsteinn Ægir finished fortieth] (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Úrslit fyrir árið 2007 (Results for 2007)". hfr.is. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Frábær sigur hjá Haffa" (in Icelandic). Brokey.is. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
External links
[edit]- Hafsteinn Geirsson at World Sailing
- Hafsteinn Geirsson at Olympics.com
- Hafsteinn Geirsson at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Hafsteinn Geirsson at Olympic.org (archived)
- Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson at ProCyclingStats