Stefan Thorleifsson | |
![]() Stefan Thorleifsson with his first great-grandchild Eyleif Odda Björnsson. | |
Birth: | 18 August 1916 Neskaupstaður, Iceland |
Age: | 104 years, 157 days |
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Centenarian |
Stefan Thorleifsson [Icelandic: Stefán Þorleifsson] (born 18 August 1916) is an Icelandic centenarian who is the oldest living man in Iceland since the death of Larus Sigfusson on 13 May 2020. He also is the oldest golfer in Iceland.
Biography
Stefan Thorleifsson was born in Neskaupstaður, Iceland on 18 August 1916, the fourth of 15 children. Four of his siblings are alive, the oldest being 95 years old.
He has been playing golf since 1965, when the Norðfjörður Golf Club was founded.
Stefan Thorleifsson currently lives in Neskaupstaður, Iceland, at the age of 104 years, 157 days.
References
- Stefan Thorleifsson Facebook Page
- The Green, Green Golf Course of Home The Reykjavik Grapevine, 28 July 2006
- 97 ára skíðagarpur í Oddsskarði RÚV
- Til hamingju með 100 ára afmælið Stefán Golf.is, 18 August 2016
- 102 ára keppandi á Landsmóti UMFÍ RÚV, 30 June 2019
- Stefán Þorleifsson í Neskaupstað er 104 ára í dag, 18. ágúst Langlífi (Facebook), 18 August 2020
Iceland's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Gudmundur Dadason • Freysteinn Jonsson • Sigsteinn Palsson • Unknown • Kristjan Jonsson • Gissur Erlingsson • Georg Olafsson • Jon Hannesson • Theodor Johannesson • Larus Sigfusson • Stefan Thorleifsson |