María Guðmundsdóttir (skier)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1993 |
| Died | 2 September 2022 (aged 29) |
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ |
| Skiing career | |
| Club | Skíðafélag Akureyrar |
María Guðmundsdóttir Toney (29 June 1993 – 2 September 2022) was an Icelandic alpine ski racer. She won the Icelandic slalom championship four times and the giant slalom championship twice.
She competed at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria,[1] and the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the slalom.[2] She retired from competing in 2018 due to repeated injuries.[3]
Illness and death
[edit]In December 2021, María was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in the spleen, Primary Splenic Angiosarcoma.[4][5][6] She died from the illness on 2 September 2022.[7]
Personal life
[edit]María was born to Guðmundur Sigurjónsson and Bryndís Ýr Viggósdóttir, both known competitive skiers in Iceland.[8] She was married to Ryan Toney.
References
[edit]- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (3 February 2015). "Sá að ég gæti allt ennþá". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Ladies' Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "María Guðmundsdóttir leggur skíðin á hilluna". ski.is (in Icelandic). Skíðasamband Íslands. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir (3 February 2022). "Þýðir ekkert að hugsa: "Af hverju ég?"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Atli Arason (1 February 2022). "María á sex mánuði eftir ólifaða ef hún fær ekki rétta meðferð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Lovísa Arnardóttir (4 February 2022). "María komin til Noregs: Greind með sjaldgæft krabbamein". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Vésteinn Örn Pétursson (7 September 2022). "María Guðmundsdóttir Toney er látin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (31 January 2022). "María lifir í 3 til 6 mánuði komist hún ekki í meðferð – söfnun hafin". Akureyri.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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