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Sigmundur Már Herbertsson
Personal information
Born (1968-08-01) 1 August 1968 (age 56)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1987–199?
PositionBasketball referee
Officiating career1994–present
Career history
1987Reynir Sandgerði
1989–1990Njarðvík
1990–199?Njarðvík-b
199?–199?Víðir Garði
Career highlights and awards
As referee:
  • 13× Icelandic Referee of the Year (2005–2011, 2013, 2015–2019, 2021)

Sigmundur Már Herbertsson (born 1 August 1968) is an Icelandic basketball referee and former player. He has been named the Icelandic Referee of the Year fourteen times. He was a FIBA referee from 2004 to 2018 and officiated a total of 233 international games during his career.

Playing career

Sigmundur came up through the junior ranks of Njarðvík. He played for the senior team for a short while, including in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup. He also played for Víðir Garði, Reynir Sandgerði og Ungtemplarafélagið Hrönn during his career.

On 6 December 1990, he scored 32 points for Njarðvík-b in a 93–77 victory against Skallagrímur in the Icelandic Cup. On 12 March 1995, he scored 43 points, including 12 three pointers, for Víðir Garði in a 122–48 against Grótta.

Officiating career

Sigmundur started officiating in 1994. He first officiated in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 1995 when he was called in as a replacement referee for a game between Keflavík and Valur.

He became a FIBA referee in 2004. In 2015 he became the first Icelandic referee to officiated at EuroBasket.

On 12 October 2018, he was part of the oldest referee trio in Úrvalsdeild karla history when he officiated a game between Keflavík and KR along with Leifur Garðarsson and Rögnvaldur Már Hreiðarsson.

On 6 May 2021, he became the second Icelandic referee, after Rögnvaldur Már, to officiate 2,000 games in the Icelandic basketball tournament. On 18 November 2021, he broke Rögnaldur's all-time record when he officiated his 2,054 game in the Icelandic basketball tournament.

In January 2024, Sigmundur became the second referee to officiate 800 games in the Úrvalsdeild karla.

Awards

  • Icelandic Basketball Referee of the Year (14)
    • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Source

References

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  8. "Stórsigur Víðis". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 16 March 1995. p. 18. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. Aron Guðmundsson (28 November 2021). "Lífsstíll að vera dómari - Nálgast öll verkefni af sömu virðingu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  10. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 February 2015). "Sigmundur Már dæmir á EM 2015". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (8 May 2015). "Sigmundur: Enginn ís með dýfu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  12. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 October 2018). "Elsta dómaratríó sögunnar dæmir stórleikinn í Keflavík í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  13. "Dæmdi tvö þúsundasta leikinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  14. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 November 2021). "Sigmundur orðinn leikjahæsti dómari sögunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  15. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 January 2024). "Kristinn ekki lengur einn: Stór stund hjá Sigmundi í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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