Georgía Olga Kristiansen
Personal information
Born (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1993–2006
PositionBasketball referee
Number7
Officiating career2006–present
Career history
1993–1998KR
1998–2000ÍS
2001-2006KR

Georgía Olga Kristiansen (born 3 January 1979) is an Icelandic basketball referee and a former player. She was the first female referee to officiate in the highest competitive tier men's basketball league in Iceland, Úrvalsdeild karla,[1] and the second female referee to officiate in the top-tier Icelandic women's basketball league, Úrvalsdeild kvenna, after Indíana Sólveig Marquez.[2][3] Georgía and Indíana were also the first female referee pair to officiate together a highest competitive tier game in Iceland.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Georgía is the great granddaughter of the Danish-born Georgia Björnsson, who she is named after, and Sveinn Björnsson, the first president of Iceland.[7] Georgía's brother is Davíð Tómas Tómasson, a musician and FIBA referee.[8][9] On 7 December 2017 they became the first siblings to officiate together a highest competitive tier game in Iceland.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 October 2017). "Georgía verður í kvöld fyrsta konan sem dæmir í efstu deild karla". Vísir.is. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fyrsta konan sem dæmir í efstu deild karla". Morgunblaðið. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mér var bara hent út í djúpu laugina". Fréttablaðið. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dómarar". Morgunblaðið. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fyrsta kvenkyns dómaraparið dæmir í kvöld". Vísir.is. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kannski leyndist einn strákur á vellinum". Fréttablaðið. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 October 2017). "Langömmubarn fyrstu forsetafrúar Íslands endurskrifaði íslenska körfuboltasögu í gær". Vísir.is. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Georgía Olga Kristiansen ritar nafn sitt í sögubækurnar". KR.is. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Davíð Tómas og Jóhannes Páll nýir FIBA dómarar". Icelandic Basketball Federation (in Icelandic). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Systkini dæmdu í fyrsta sinn saman í efstu deild í kvöld". Vísir.is. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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