Geir Hallsteinsson

Geir Hallsteinsson
Personal information
Born (1946-08-07) 7 August 1946 (age 78)
Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Iceland 118 (531)

Geir Hallsteinsson (born 7 August 1946) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He played 118 games for the Icelandic national handball team, scoring 531 goals. He was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1968 and in 2016 he was inducted in to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame.[2][3]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geir Hallsteinsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Geir og Guðmundur í Heiðurshöll ÍSÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 November 2022). "FH-ingar heiðra Geir Hallsteinsson í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2023.