Georgía Olga Kristiansen

Georgía Olga Kristiansen (born January 3, 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]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Georgía.
Georgía Olga Kristiansen
Personal information
Born (1979-01-03) January 3, 1979
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1993–2006
PositionBasketball referee
Number7
Officiating career2006–present
Career history
1993–1998KR
1998–2000ÍS
2001-2006KR

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 December 7, 2017, they became the first siblings to officiate together a highest competitive tier game in Iceland.[10]

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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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