This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Martha.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Icelandic |
Born | (1964-12-22) 22 December 1964 (age 59) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Martha Ernstdóttir (born 22 December 1964) is an Icelandic long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
Martha is married to Jón Oddsson who was a member of both the Icelandic men's national football team and the Icelandic track and field national team. She is the aunt of middle-distance track athlete Aníta Hinriksdóttir.
References
- "Hlaupið út í frelsið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 August 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- 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.
- Bryndís Hólm (25 March 1995). "Þrjósku að þakka hve langt ég hef náð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- "Mikilvægt að vera sprækur". Dagur-Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 June 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Félagsmaður - Jón Oddsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- 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.
- Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 March 2013). "Eins og fiðrildi upp Esjuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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