Dagur Benediktsson

Dagur Benediktsson
Benediktsson at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.
Personal information
Born (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
Updated on 22 February 2019

Dagur Benediktsson (born 17 June 1998) is an Icelandic cross-country skier.[1][2] He competed in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.[3]

Personal life

Dagur was born in Ísafjörður on the Icelandic National Day, 17 June. At a young age Dagur moved to Denmark with his parents but moved back to Ísafjörður at the age of 5. His mother is the former Icelandic cross-country skier and footballer Stella Hjaltadóttir.[4] Just like his mother, Dagur played football along with skiing, playing for Vestri until the age of 18.[5] In May 2017 Dagur graduated from Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði and moved to Östersund, Sweden to concentrate fully on skiing. In 2022, he was named Ísafjarðarbær's athlete of the year[4] and again in 2024.[6]

Personal life

Dagur's partner is the Icelandic alpine ski racer Hólmfríður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir.[7]

References

  1. ^ Anna Sigrún Davíðsdóttir (4 March 2025). "Villtir draumar rætast og heimsókn til ömmu lykilatriði fyrir næsta mót". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (11 January 2021). "Dagur bætti tíma sinn í skíðagöngu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile: Dagur Benediktsson - FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019". www.fis-ski.com.
  4. ^ a b "Íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar 2022 er Dagur Benediktsson". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Dagur Benediktsson". ksi.is. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Dagur Benediktsson íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 August 2025). "Kærustupar á leið á Ólympíuleika þar sem þau fá ekki að vera saman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 September 2025.


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