Katrín Axelsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Katrín.
Katrín Axelsdóttir
Personal information
NationalityIcelandic
Born(1956-04-13)13 April 1956
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died25 June 1994(1994-06-25) (aged 38)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Spouse
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(m. 1976)​
Sport
SportBasketball, Football, Handball

Katrín Axelsdóttir (13 April 1956 – 25 June 1994) was an Icelandic multi-sport athlete, playing basketball, football and handball for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and Glímufélagið Ármann.[1] She was a member of both the Icelandic national basketball team and the Icelandic national handball team. In 1973, she won the Icelandic football championship with Ármann.[2]

Personal life

In 1976, Katrín married Kári Marísson.[3] She had four children who all played basketball, Kristín Björk Jónsdóttir, Arnar Snær Kárason, María Káradóttir and Axel Kárason.[4]

References

  1. ^ Valur B. Jónatansson (11 November 1997). "Samtaka og jákvæðar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Ármann meistari í kvennaknattspyrnu". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ Friðrik Friðriksson (25 July 1980). "Kannaði markaðinn fyrst og setti síðan upp búið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Minningar - Katrín Axelsdóttir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 July 1994. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 8 August 2020.


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