| Dagur Benediktsson | |
|---|---|
 Benediktsson at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019. | |
| Born | 17 June 1998 Ísafjörður, Iceland |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Updated on 22 February 2019. | |
Dagur Benediktsson (born 17 June 1998) is an Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019. [1]
Dagur was born in Ísafjörður on the Icelandic National Day, 17 June. At a young age Dagur moved to Denmark with his parents but moved back to Ísafjörður at the age of 5. His mother is the former Icelandic cross-country skier and footballer Stella Hjaltadóttir. Just like his mother, Dagur played football along with skiing, playing for Vestri until the age of 18. [2] In May 2017 Dagur graduated from the high school in Ísafjörður and moved to Östersund, Sweden to concentrate fully on skiing. Dagur's wife is the Icelandic alpine ski racer Hólmfríður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir.
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