Pétur Eyþórsson
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Pétur.
| Pétur Eyþórsson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 July 1978 Húsavík |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Style | glima |
Pétur Eyþórsson (born 22 July 1978 in Húsavík) is an Icelandic glima champion.[1] He won the glima grettisbelt multiple times and was voted the best wrestler during the first IGA world championship.[2] He is the son of Eyþór Pétursson a famous glima wrestler in the 1980s.
References
- ↑ "History of Icelandic Grettisbelt", Glima Association, Iceland, 20 may 2010
- ↑ "First Glima world championship", IGA Association, Denmark, 9 August 2008
External links
- International Glima Association
- The Icelandic Wrestling Federation (Glímusamband Íslands)
- The Gripping History of Glima
- Glíma! Pathe Pictorial (1932) (youtube.com)
- The Viking Glima Federation
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| Entertainment | |
 The Martial Arts Portal | |
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