About Benedikt G. Waage
Lived 1889 – 1966 (aged 77). Benedikt G. Waage was an athletics competitor.
Benedikt Waage Guðjónsson (14 June 1889 – 8 November 1966) was an Icelandic athlete and businessman. He was the chairman of the Sports Association of Iceland from 1926 to 1962 and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1946 til his death. A well known athlete in Iceland in his youth, he was the first person to finish the Viðeyjarsund when he swam the 4.4 km route from Viðey to Reykjavík on 6 September 1914.
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Who was Benedikt G. Waage?
Icelandic athlete (1889-1966)
When was Benedikt G. Waage born?
Benedikt G. Waage was born on 14 June 1889 in Reykjavík.
When did Benedikt G. Waage die?
Benedikt G. Waage died on 8 October 1966 in Reykjavík.
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Benedikt G. Waage was an athletics competitor.
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