Benedikt G. Waage

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Benedikt G. Waage
2nd President of ÍSÍ
In office
1926–1962
Preceded byAxel V. Tulinius
Succeeded byGísli Halldórsson
Personal details
Born(1889-06-14)14 June 1889
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died8 October 1966(1966-10-08) (aged 77)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Spouse(s)
Elísabet Einarsdóttir
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(m. 1915; div. 1932)​
Children4

Benedikt Waage Guðjónsson (14 June 1889 – 8 November 1966) was an Icelandic athlete and businessman.[1] He was the chairman of the Sports Association of Iceland from 1926 to 1962[2] and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1946 til his death. A well known athlete in Iceland in his youth, he was the first person to finish the Viðeyjarsund, when he swam the 4.4 km route from Viðey to Reykjavík on 6 September 1914.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Benedikt G. Waage heiðursforseti ÍSÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 November 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ben. G. Waage látinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 November 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ingimar Jónsson (12 December 2004). "Fyrsta Viðeyjarsundið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 36. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Mikil sundþraut". Ísafold (in Icelandic). 9 September 1914. p. 272. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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