Ingi Þorsteinsson

Þórarinn Ingi Þorsteinsson (24 February 1930 – 23 March 2006) was an Icelandic multi-sport athlete and businessman. As a track athlete, he specialized in hurdling and sprinting and participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in the 110 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles and 4 x 100 meter relay. He later became the chairman of the Icelandic Athletic Federation.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórarinn Ingi.
Ingi Þorsteinsson
Personal information
Full nameÞórarinn Ingi Þorsteinsson
Born(1930-02-24)24 February 1930
Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Died23 March 2006(2006-03-23) (aged 76)
Fossvogur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
Spouse(s)Fjóla Þorvaldsdóttir
Children2
Basketball career
Career history
195?–1957Gosi
1957–196?KFR
Sport
SportTrack, basketball

Outside of tracks, he was one of the pioneers in basketball in Iceland and was a member of the first Iceland men's national basketball team.[1][2]

Ingi graduated from the University of Iceland with a business degree in 1953 and the next 10 years he worked at his fathers wholesaling business. He later was involved in the founding of a clothing factory before going to work for the Imperial Chemicals International in 1969. In 1970, he became the general manager of National Textile Industries Corporation Ltd. (NATEX) in Tanzania.[3][4][5]

Þórarinn was born in Reykjavík on 24 February 1930. He died in Fossvogur on 23 March 2006, aged 76.[6]

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 May 2019). "Sextíu ár síðan Ísland spilaði fyrsta landsleik sinn í körfubolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  2. "Ísl. yfirmaður vefnaðariðnar Tanzaniu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 June 1971. p. 31. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  3. "Íslendingur stjórnar stórfyrirtæki í Tanzaníu". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 16 May 1973. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. "Íslendingurinn sem varð þjóðsaga í svörtustu Afríku". Dagblaðið. 24 November 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  5. "Það eru mikil völd sem færast í hendur stráks norðan af Íslandi". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 December 1983. p. 28–29. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  6. "Andlát - Þórarinn Ingi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 March 2006. p. 10. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access


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