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Jakobína Jakobsdóttir

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Jakobína Jakobsdóttir
Personal information
Full nameJakobína Valdís Jakobsdóttir
NationalityIcelandic
Born (1932-11-21) 21 November 1932 (age 91)
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Sport
SportAlpine skiing

Jakobína Jakobsdóttir (born 21 November 1932) is an Icelandic alpine skier. She was the first female athlete to compete for Iceland in the World Ski Championship and Winter Olympics.

She competed in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 and in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jakobína Jakobsdóttir Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2018.