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Ólafur Stefánsson

1973 - Today

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Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973) is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. His position was right back. At his peak he was considered to be one of the very best handball players in the world. As a player for his national team, his goal tally of 1570 is third only to the Hungarian Péter Kovács and Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Ólafur Stefánsson is the 68th most popular handball player (down from 44th in 2024), the 106th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 86th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Icelander Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 68 out of 420. Before him are Anja Andersen, Vlado Šola, Jerzy Klempel, Heiner Brand, Josef Krejci, and Daniel Narcisse. After him are Guillaume Gille, Kurt Dossin, Lars Christiansen, Danijel Šarić, Mirza Džomba, and Antonio Carlos Ortega.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 397. Before him are Elsa Lunghini, Kai Hahto, Deng Yaping, Chris Fehn, Koichi Nakazato, and Daimaou Kosaka. After him are Carlos Pavón, Enrique Murciano, Dani Filth, Tom Six, Nick Lachey, and Jung Hye-young.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 106 out of 190. Before him are Jón Gnarr (1967), Alfreð Finnbogason (1989), Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967), Jón Páll Sigmarsson (1960), Hannes Þór Halldórsson (1984), and Ragnar Jónasson (1976). After him are Daði Freyr (1992), Sjón (1962), Jónsi (1975), Torfi Bryngeirsson (1926), Ragnar Sigurðsson (1986), and Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (1987).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Iceland

Among handball players born in Iceland, Ólafur Stefánsson ranks 2. Before him are Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1960). After him are Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), Aron Pálmarsson (1990), Dagur Sigurðsson (1973), Snorri Guðjónsson (1981), Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (1984), Róbert Gunnarsson (1980), Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985), Arnór Atlason (1984), Hreiðar Guðmundsson (1980), and Bjarki Már Elísson (1990).

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