An Olympic silver medalist and four times voted Iceland 's sports personality of the year , at his peak he was rated as one of the best players in the global game . Olafur Stefansson is regarded as Iceland 's most famous handball player . The century - old has played for Iceland in 100 matches and won an Olympic gold medal . After retiring in 2005 , he is now coaching the next generation at Reykjavik club Valur . The lessons he learned along the way inform his understanding of ` ` and others in a good way ''
Olafur Stefansson is regarded as Iceland 's most famous handball player . The century - old has played for Iceland in 100 matches and won an Olympic gold medal . After retiring in 2005 , he is now coaching the next generation at Reykjavik club Valur . The lessons he learned along the way inform his understanding of ` ` and others in a good way ''