Martha Ernstdóttir

Martha Ernstdóttir (born 22 December 1964) is an Icelandic long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Martha.
Martha Ernstdóttir
Personal information
NationalityIcelandic
Born (1964-12-22) 22 December 1964
Reykjavík, Iceland[1]
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon

Personal life

Martha is married to Jón Oddsson[3][4] who was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team[5] and the Icelandic track and field national team.[6][7] She is the aunt of middle-distance track athlete Aníta Hinriksdóttir.[8]

References
  1. "Hlaupið út í frelsið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 August 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Ernstdóttir Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. Bryndís Hólm (25 March 1995). "Þrjósku að þakka hve langt ég hef náð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. "Mikilvægt að vera sprækur". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 June 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. "Félagsmaður - Jón Oddsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (2014). Saga landsliðs karla (PDF) (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. p. 275. ISBN 978-9935-9229-0-8. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 March 2013). "Eins og fiðrildi upp Esjuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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