Jón Jónsson (water polo)

Jón Jónsson
Personal information
Full name	Jón Dagbjartur Jónsson
Nationality	Icelandic
Born	11 April 1908; Arnarfjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died	2 August 1973 (aged 65); Reykjavík, Iceland
Spouse	Svava Sigurðardóttir (m. 1941)
Sport
Country	Iceland
Sport	Swimming; Water polo
Club	Ægir

Jón Dagbjartur Jónsson (11 April 1908 - 2 August 1973) was an Icelandic water polo player and competition swimmer. He competed in the men's water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Jón was born in Arnarfjörður in the Kingdom of Iceland on 11 April 1908.^[3]

Alongside playing Water polo, Jón was a competition swimmer in Iceland where he set several national records during the 1930s.^[4]

On 2 August 1973, Jón fell from a roof he was painting. He was transported to a hospital where he died shortly later from his injuries.^[5]

^ "Íslendingarnir á Olympiuleikunum í Þýzkalandi". Nýja Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 July 1936. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jón Jónsson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ "Freyja Jónsdóttir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 September 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Jón D. Jónsson sundkappi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 December 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Lézt eftir fall". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 August 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2019.