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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1993 |
| Died | 2 September 2022 (aged 29) |
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ |
| Skiing career | |
| Club | Skíðafélag Akureyrar |
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
editIn 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
editMaría 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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