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Alfreð Gíslason

Icelandic handball player and coach (born 1959)
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 7, 1959
Place of birth
Akureyri
Country of citizenship
Iceland[5]
Occupation
handball player, handball coach
Employer
SC Magdeburg, Iceland men's national handball team, VfL Gummersbach, THW Kiel[7][8][9][10]
Position held
Germany men's national handball team coach[6]
Award received
Knights of the Order of the Falcon[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Icelandic[18]
Coach of sports team
THW Kiel
Different from
Alfreð Gíslason[19]
Given name
Alfred[15]
Height
+191[20]
Member of sports team
TUSEM Essen, KA Handball, CD Bidasoa, KA Handball, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Handball, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Handball
Participant in
1988 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics[16][17]
Position played on team / speciality
back[13]
Sport
handball[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alfreð Gíslason ar ألفريد جيسلاسون fr Alfred Gislason hu Gíslason Alfreð it languages Alfreð Gíslason nl Alfredh Gislason sv Alfred Gislason uk Альфред Гісласон
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
4927152139990611100009
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2024-07-20 Handball, Teamfotos Nationalmannschaften für die Olympischen Spiele STP 1106 by Stepro-2.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0280gxs
JRC Names ID
147016
Munzinger Sport number
01000006106
Olympedia people ID
32255
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
gi/alfred-gislason-1
Süddeutsche Zeitung topic ID
Alfred_Gislason
THW Kiel player ID
gisla
Yle topic ID
18-356806

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🔗 Connections
Employer 4
Iceland men's national handball team, THW Kiel, VfL Gummersbach, SC Magdeburg
Member of sports team 2
CD Bidasoa, TUSEM Essen
Occupation 2
handball player, handball coach
Participant in 2
1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics
Country of citizenship 1
Iceland
Given name 1
Alfred
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Icelandic
Place of birth 1
Akureyri
Position played on team / speciality 1
back
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
handball
← Head coach 1
Germany men's national handball team
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Summary

Alfreð Gíslason was born on September 7, 1959[1], in Akureyri[2]. He has worked as a handball player[3] and handball coach[4].

FAQs

Where was Alfreð Gíslason born?

Alfreð Gíslason's place of birth was Akureyri[2].

What did Alfreð Gíslason do for work?

Alfreð Gíslason worked as a handball player[3] and handball coach[4].

What awards did Alfreð Gíslason receive?

Honors received include Knights of the Order of the Falcon[11].

Related Entities

Akureyri Iceland

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  1. 16d ago · Thoasp · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Knights of the Order of the Falcon
    "Created claim: Award received: Knights of the Order of the Falcon"
  2. 16d ago · Thoasp · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Image: 2024-07-20 Handball, Teamfotos Nationalmannschaften für die Olympischen Spiele STP 1106 by Stepro-2.jpg"
  3. 18w ago · Tbennert · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1988 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Icelandic
    Country of citizenship → Iceland
    Employer → SC Magdeburg, Iceland men's national handball team, VfL Gummersbach +1
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Coach of sports team: THW Kiel"
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