Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir

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

Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir
Personal information
Born (1966-11-19) 19 November 1966
Sport
SportSwimming

Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir (born 19 November 1966) is an Icelandic breaststroke and individual medley swimmer. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Ragnheiður was named Sportsperson of the Year in 1991, by which time she had already set around 200 Icelandic records in swimming events.[2] She was the second woman to receive the title. During her career, Ragnheiður competed twice in the Olympic Games: she participated in the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea, and the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain, after which she ended her competitive career.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Morgunblaðið - 1. tölublað (03.01.1992)" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Röð tilviljana leiddi mig í starfið". Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.
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