Katrín Axelsdóttir

Katrín Axelsdóttir
Personal information
Nationality	Icelandic
Born	13 April 1956; Reykjavík, Iceland
Died	25 June 1994 (aged 38); Reykjavík, Iceland
Spouse	Kári Marísson; (m. 1976)
Sport
Sport	Basketball, Football, Handball

Katrín Axelsdóttir (13 April 1956 – 25 June 1994) was an Icelandic multi-sport athlete, playing basketball, football and handball for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and Glímufélagið Ármann.^[1] She was a member of both the Icelandic national basketball team and the Icelandic national handball team. In 1973, she won the Icelandic football championship with Ármann.^[2]

Personal life

In 1976, Katrín married Kári Marísson.^[3] She had four children who all played basketball, Kristín Björk Jónsdóttir, Arnar Snær Kárason, María Káradóttir and Axel Kárason.^[4]

^ Valur B. Jónatansson (11 November 1997). "Samtaka og jákvæðar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2C. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Ármann meistari í kvennaknattspyrnu". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ Friðrik Friðriksson (25 July 1980). "Kannaði markaðinn fyrst og setti síðan upp búið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Minningar - Katrín Axelsdóttir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 July 1994. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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