Oddur Pétursson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Oddur.

Oddur Pétursson

Oddur at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1931-07-02)2 July 1931 Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died	24 May 2018(2018-05-24) (aged 86) Ísafjörður, Iceland
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Club	Ármann, Skutulsfirði[1]

Oddur Pétursson (2 July 1931 – 24 May 2018) was an Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed at the 1952[2][3] and 1956 Winter Olympics in 15–30 km events and placed 48–61.[4]

Personal life

Oddur was the brother of cross country skier Gunnar Pétursson who competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[5]

Death

Oddur died in Ísafjörður on 24 May 2018, at the age of 87.[6]

References

1. "Skíðamennirnir farnir til Noregs". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 10 January 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. "Þurfum meiri þjálfun, meiri keppnisreynslu við góða menn. Við erum ekki ánægðir enn". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 26 March 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. Einar B. Pálsson (27 April 1952). "Vetrar-Olympíuleikarnir í Oslo". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 212–219. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. Oddur Pétursson. sports-reference.com
5. Gísli H. Halldórsson (1 June 2018). "Oddur Pétursson - Minning". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
6. "Oddur Pétursson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.