Benedikt G. Waage

Benedikt Waage Guðjónsson (14 June 1889 – 8 November 1966) was an Icelandic athlete and businessman.^[1] He was the chairman of the Sports Association of Iceland from 1926 to 1962^[2] and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1946 til his death. A well known athlete in Iceland in his youth, he was the first person to finish the Viðeyjarsund when he swam the 4.4 km route from Viðey to Reykjavík on 6 September 1914.^[3][4]

Benedikt G. Waage
2nd President of ÍSÍ
In office 1926–1962
Preceded by	Axel V. Tulinius
Succeeded by	Gísli Halldórsson
Personal details
Born	(1889-06-14)14 June 1889 Reykjavík, Iceland
Died	8 October 1966(1966-10-08) (aged 77) Reykjavík, Iceland
Spouse	Elísabet Einarsdóttir ​ ​ (m. 1915; div. 1932)​
Children	4