Jón Jónsson (water polo)
Jón Dagbjartur Jónsson (11 April 1908 - 2 August 1973) was an Icelandic water polo player and competition swimmer. He competed in the men's water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Early life. Jón was born in Arnarfjörður in the Kingdom of Iceland on 11 April 1908. Sports. Alongside playing Water polo, Jón was a competition swimmer in Iceland where he set several national records during the 1930s. Death. On 2 August 1973, Jón fell from a roof he was painting. He was transported to a hospital were he died shortly later from his injuries