Nickname
Valli (Facebook profile, 04 Jan 2020)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sports Science - Reykjavik University: Iceland
Family
Partner Julia Rumbutis
Spoken languages
English, Icelandic
Club
Gerpla Sports Club: Iceland
Coach
Robert Kristmannsson [national], ISL; Viktor Kristmannsson [national], ISL
Sporting relatives
His partner Julia Rumbutis has represented both Sweden and Georgia in artistic gymnastics. She represented Georgia at the 2016 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland. (Instagram profile, 09 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 19 Sep 2019)
Injuries
He broke his right tibia bone and tore two ligaments in his right ankle when landing a vault at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. (Instagram profile, 23 Oct 2021, 05 May 2021)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age five.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (kopavogur.is, 28 Dec 2021)
Awards
In 2018 he was named Male Athlete of the Year in Kopavogur, Iceland. (kopavogur.is, 10 Jan 2019)
He was named the 2014 Gymnast of the Year by the Icelandic Gymnastics Association. (visir.is, 02 Dec 2014)
Last update : 2024-07-22