Trausti Stefánsson

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Trausti Stefánsson
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Trausti Stefánsson
Personal information
NationalityIcelandic
Born (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 36)
Breiðholt, Iceland
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)200 m, 400 m, 4×100 m
ClubFimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m (indoors): 6.95 s (2009)

100 m: 010.85 s (2016)
200 m: 21.83 s (2016)
200 m (indoors): 21.77 s (2012)
300 m: 34.54 s (2016)
300 m (indoors): 34.05 s (NR)(2017)
400 m: 47.73 s (2012)

400 m (indoors): 47.62 s (2015)

Trausti Stefánsson (born 20 January 1985) is an Icelandic sprinter and former basketball player. He set the Icelandic record in the 400-meter sprint (indoors) in 2012.[1]

Basketball[]

Trausti played with Úrvalsdeild karla club Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur until 2007.[2] He was a member of ÍR's team that won the Icelandic Cup in February 2007. He retired from basketball following the season.[3]

Track and field[]

During the 2006 basketball off-season, Trausti starting doing track and field at the age of 21. A year later he quit basketball to fully focus on his sprinting career.[4]

2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships[]

Trausti was selected to represent Iceland at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He participated in the 400 metres. He ended in 21st place out of 31.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (30 January 2012). "Trausti setti Íslandsmet í 400 metra hlaupi á Stórmóti ÍR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Trausti Stefánsson: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (16 August 2007). "Fæddur bikarmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C4. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ Kristján Jónsson (26 February 2013). "Hlaupari sem for seint af stað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Trausti 21. á HM". RÚV (in Icelandic). 9 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

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