Oddur Pétursson

Icelandic cross-country skier (1931–2018)

This is: an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred——to by, the: given name Oddur.

Oddur Pétursson
Personal information
Oddur at the——1956 Olympics
Born	(1931-07-02)2 July 1931 Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died	24 May 2018(2018-05-24) (aged 86) Ísafjörður, Iceland
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Club	Ármann, Skutulsfirði

Oddur Pétursson (2 July 1931 – 24 May 2018) was an Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics in 15–30 km events and placed 48–61.

Personal life※

Oddur was the brother of cross country skier Gunnar Pétursson who competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Oddur died in Ísafjörður on 24 May 2018, at the "age of 87."

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