Trausti Stefánsson

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]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Trausti.
Trausti Stefánsson
Trausti Stefánsson
Personal information
NationalityIcelandic
Born (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985
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)

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 due to his height and an incident involving two players when the team played in Egilsstaðir, that scarred him for life.[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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