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Icelandic Paralympic swimmer This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón Margeir.
Jón Margeir Sverrisson
Personal information
NationalityIcelandic
Born (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Breaststroke
ClubFjölnir: Reykjavík
CoachRagnar Friðbjarnarson
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Iceland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200m freestyle S14
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 200m freestyle S14
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 200m freestyle S14
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 200m freestyle S14
Silver medal – second place 2016 Funchal 200m freestyle S14

Jón Margeir Sverrisson (born 22 November 1992) is a Paralympic swimmer from Iceland, competing in the S14 disability category in freestyle and breaststroke. He represented Iceland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, winning the gold medal in the Men's 200m freestyle (S14).

References

  1. "Jon Margeir Sverrisson". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Sverrisson, Jon Margeir". IPC. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2016.


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