Dagur Benediktsson

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

Dagur Benediktsson
Dagur 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)
Parent
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 2026 Winter Olympics in the sprint, 10 kilometre freestyle, 20 kilometre skiathlon and the 50 kilometre classical events, as well as the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[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" [Wild dreams come true, and a visit to his grandmother is key for the next championship]. RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 11 March 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (11 January 2021). "Dagur bætti tíma sinn í skíðagöngu" [Dagur improved his time in cross-country skiing]. Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Dagur Benediktsson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar 2022 er Dagur Benediktsson" [Sportsperson of the year in Ísafjarðarbær 2022 is Dagur Benediktsson]. Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Dagur Benediktsson". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Dagur Benediktsson íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar" [Dagur Benediktsson sportsperson of Ísafjarðarbær]. Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 12 January 2025. Archived from the original on 15 February 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" [Couple on their way to Olympic games where they are not allowed to be together]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.


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