They are the Athletes of Hafnarfjörður 2025

Athletes honored and achievements of the year celebrated

The selection of the Sportswoman, Sportsman, and Sports Team of Hafnarfjörður took place today at the Strandgata sports hall. The FH women’s senior football team is the Achievement Team of Hafnarfjörður 2025, Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir from Haukar is the Sportswoman of Hafnarfjörður 2025, and Leo Anthony Speight, a taekwondo fighter, is the Sportsman of Hafnarfjörður 2025.

• The FH women’s senior football team is the Achievement Team of Hafnarfjörður 2025
• Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir is the Sportswoman of Hafnarfjörður 2025
• Leo Anthony Speight is the Sportsman of Hafnarfjörður 2025

Each year, the municipality of Hafnarfjörður presents awards to athletes who compete with teams from Hafnarfjörður, Icelandic champions, groups of cup champions, Nordic champions, world champions and for special achievements, along with the selection of the Sportswoman, Sportsman and Sports Team of Hafnarfjörður. The ceremony took place today in the sports hall on Strandgata.

The year 2025 was a big year for athletes from the municipality of Hafnarfjörður, as a total of 507 individuals, players and coaches won Icelandic championship titles during the year. We congratulate them on their success. At the ceremony, 10.8 million was allocated from a fund supported by Rio Tinto in Iceland, ÍBH and the municipality of Hafnarfjörður, intended to strengthen sports activities for those under 18 years of age. After the allocation, a total of 24 million ISK has been distributed to this project in the year 2025.

The FH women’s senior team in football is the team of the year

The FH women’s senior team in football is the Outstanding Team of the Year 2025. The team achieved excellent results last year. For the first time in the club’s history, it reached the final of the Women’s Milk Cup, where the team narrowly lost to Breiðablik 3–2 after a thrilling extra-time match. In the Icelandic league, the team played 23 matches with 15 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses and, as previously stated, finished in second place in the top women’s division, also securing a place in European competition the following year.

FH was one of the youngest teams in the Best Division for women in 2025, and the club’s policy is to be a platform for the development of young homegrown players. This was evident during the summer, as young promising players made up a large part of the team alongside older and more experienced players.

It is clear that the team’s success this summer has shown that the FH women’s senior team has become one of the best teams in the country in Icelandic women’s football. The team’s style of play attracted attention for its high intensity and entertaining attacking football.

Individual players from the team also drew attention. FH player Thelma Karen Pálmadóttir was named the most promising player of the Icelandic league, and three players, Thelma Karen, Elísa Sigurjónsdóttir and Arna Eiríksdóttir, two of whom are homegrown, were sold to professional clubs abroad during the year. This marks the first time the club has managed to sell players from the women’s team overseas.

Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir is the Sportswoman of Hafnarfjörður 2025

Basketball player Þóra Kristín led Haukar to both the league championship and the Icelandic championship title during the year and is also a key player on the Icelandic national team, where she serves as captain alongside Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir. During the year, Þóra was named Player of the Year in the women’s premier league as well as the best player of the playoffs, where Haukar claimed the title. It is extremely rare for the same player to be chosen both as the best player of the season and the best player of the playoffs.

Leo Anthony Speight is the Sportsman of Hafnarfjörður 2025

Leo Anthony has for many years been our strongest taekwondo fighter and has been named Taekwondo Athlete of the Year in Iceland five times. He was selected to compete for Iceland at the World Championships in China during the year, is the reigning Icelandic champion and a multiple Nordic champion. He is a regular member of the Icelandic national team in sparring and reached the podium with the team at five competitions in 2025 until injuries emerged during the autumn months. Leo was selected among the Icelandic athletes who receive support from Olympic Solidarity leading up to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028 and is part of the ÍSÍ Olympic group.

Aron Pálmarsson honored specially

Aron Pálmarsson was honored specially at the awards ceremony. Aron retired from professional handball at the end of last season.

“It is safe to say that Aron is one of the most successful athletes that Hafnarfjörður and Iceland have produced. Not only have his achievements on the court attracted attention, but he has also proven himself to be an outstanding role model for our young people, and indeed for all of us,” said Tryggvi Rafnsson, host of the ceremony. “The Sports and Leisure Committee therefore wishes to take this opportunity here and now to honor Aron for his contribution.”

It was noted that during his career Aron won no fewer than 34 major titles, 32 of them abroad. Among other achievements, Aron became a national champion a total of 13 times in four countries, won the EHF Champions League three times and became a club world champion three times. “He also participated ten times in the Champions League Final Four, more often than any other handball player in history. Aron won bronze medals with the Icelandic national team at the European Championship in 2010 and played 182 international matches for Iceland, scoring 692 goals in the national team jersey.”

• Aron began playing handball at a young age with FH and played his first matches for the club’s senior team at just 15 years old. In 2009, when Aron was 19, he joined the German powerhouse THW Kiel and played there for six years until 2015, when he moved to Veszprém in Hungary. From there he went to the Spanish giant Barcelona for four years and then to Aalborg in Denmark for two years before returning home to FH in the summer of 2023. With FH, Aron became both league champion and Icelandic champion in 2024 and was named both the most valuable player of the season and the best player of the playoffs. In the autumn of 2024, Aron unexpectedly signed again with Veszprém in Hungary and played his final competitive season with the team, ending his career as Hungarian champion.

As can be heard, Aron has won many titles during his career, and in addition he has received several individual awards. Among them, he has twice been named the best player of the EHF Champions League and four times been named Handball Player of the Year in Iceland. He was also named Sportsman of the Year in Iceland in 2012. FH has also honored its player, awarding him the FH Gold Badge in 2010 and the title Sportsman of FH in 2024.

The municipality of Hafnarfjörður congratulates all athletes of Hafnarfjörður wholeheartedly on the achievements of the year 2025.