Ólafur Stefánsson

Ólafur Stefánsson, in full Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson, is an Icelandic former handball player, born on 3 July 1973, who played right back and for many years captained the Iceland men's national team. He announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics, having been a senior field player from 1992 until 2015, and at his peak he was considered one of the very best players in the world. His national team goal tally of 1570 ranks fourth on the all-time list. He won silver with Iceland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at the 2010 European Championship, and he was voted Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2009.