Elín Klara and Anton Sveinn are the athletes of Hafnarfjörður

Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir and Anton Sveinn McKee are Hafnarfjörður athletes 2023

The selection of a sportswoman, sportsman and sports team of Hafnarfjörður 2023, took place in the Strandgata gymnasium on Wednesday. Hafnarfjörður’s sports team of 2023 is the men’s and women’s athletics champions league from FH. Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir from Haukar sports club is the sportswoman of Hafnarfjörður 2023 and Anton Sveinn McKee from Hafnarfjörður Swimming Association (SH) is the sportsman of Hafnarfjörður 2023.

Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir and Anton Sveinn McKee are Hafnarfjörður athletes 2023 (Anton’s mother received the Sportsman of the Year award for his hand).

Close to 400 individuals from Hafnarfjörður have won Icelandic championships this year

Every year the town of Hafnarfjörður hands out awards to athletes who compete with teams from the town, Icelandic champions, groups, Nordic champions, special international achievers, as well as selecting a sports team, sportswoman and a sportsman of the year. The celebration took place in the gymnasium on Strandgata on Wednesday, the 27th of December. In 2023, close to 400 individuals have won Icelandic championships with a team from Hafnarfjörður and they are especially congratulated on their achievements. During the ceremony, 9.9 million Icelandic krona´s were allocated from a fund run by Rio Tinto in Iceland, ÍBH and Hafnarfjarðarbær, which is intended to promote sports activities for young people, under the age of 18.

The sports team of 2023 is the men’s and women’s athletics champions league from FH

The sports team of 2023 is the men’s and women’s athletics champions league from FH (Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar). The team performed brilliantly this year, winning every athletics competition of 2023, a total of 12 titles, having won, at the most, 11 titles in 2022. Numerous victories were won in the individual competition of the Icelandic Championships and in the Icelandic Cup competitions.

The sports team of 2023 is the men’s and women’s athletics champions league from FH.

Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir is the sportswoman of Hafnarfjörður 2023

The director of the Haukar women’s handball team in the Olísdeild, Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir, was chosen the best and most promising handball player in the Olís women’s league at the final gathering of the Icelandic handball association (HSÍ) last May, when she was only 18 years old. She also won the Icelandic championship with the 3rd league women´s team and was selected player of the championship and led a team of champions that reached the semifinals. So far this season, Elín is the top scorer in the Women’s Olís League. Elín Klara was selected for the Iceland A national team, participating in the World Cup in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, which starts on November 30th, much to Haukar’s credit. She has also played a major role in the A-teams matches in the European tournament this past autumn. She has been a key player in the younger national teams, including with the Iceland U-19 national team last summer, but the team secured participation in the final of the U20 World Cup next summer. Despite her young age, Elín Klara has proven that she is one of the best handball players in Iceland, at the age of 19.

Anton Sveinn McKee is Hafnafjörður´s Sportsman of 2023

Anton Sveinn McKee, is a swimmer from the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Association (SH). Anton Sveinn is a national champion for the Icelandic national swimming team. In 2023, he won three Icelandic championships across the 50-, 100- and 200-meter, breaststroke. At the World Championships in Fukuoka, JPN, in summer, he advanced to the finals, taking 7th place over the 200m breaststroke in a time of 2.09.50. This time is faster than the A-minimum for next year’s Olympic games in Paris and therefor guarantees his participation. At the Small National Games in Gzira, he won three gold medals for the 100m and 200m breaststroke and 400m quadstroke. He then won a silver medal at the European Championships in Romania in December, in the 25m pool for the 200m breaststroke. Anton practices in Blacksburg, Virginia with the professional team of Virginia Tech University. He competes and trains with SH during all his visits to Iceland.

Hafnafjörður congratulates all the athletes of Hafnarfjörður, on their 2023 achievements!