Sigmundur Már Herbertsson

Sigmundur Már Herbertsson (born 1 August 1968) is an Icelandic basketball referee and former player.^[1][2] He has been named the Icelandic Referee of the Year fourteen times.^[3][4] He was a FIBA referee from 2004 to 2018 and officiated a total of 233 international games during his career.^[5]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigmundur Már.

Sigmundur Már Herbertsson

Personal information
Born	(1968-08-01) 1 August 1968 (age 57) Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Career information
Playing career	1987–199?
Position	Basketball referee
Officiating career	1994–present
Career history
1987	Reynir Sandgerði
1989–1990	Njarðvík
1990–199?	Njarðvík-b
199?–199?	Víðir Garði
Career highlights
As referee: 13× Icelandic Referee of the Year (2005–2011, 2013, 2015–2019, 2021)

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.^[6]

On 6 December 1990, he scored 32 points for Njarðvík-b in a 93–77 victory against Skallagrímur in the Icelandic Cup.^[7] On 12 March 1995, he scored 43 points, including 12 three pointers, for Víðir Garði in a 122–48 against Grótta.^[8]

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.^[9]

He became a FIBA referee in 2004. In 2015 he became the first Icelandic referee to officiated at EuroBasket.^[10][11]

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.^[12]

On 6 May 2021, he became the second Icelandic referee, after Rögnvaldur Már, to officiate 2,000 games in the Icelandic basketball tournament.^[13] On 18 November 2021, he broke Rögnaldur's all-time record when he officiated his 2,054 game in the Icelandic basketball tournament.^[14]

In January 2024, Sigmundur became the second referee to officiate 800 games in the Úrvalsdeild karla.^[15]

Awards

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

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