Gunnar Pétursson was the older brother of two-time Olympian Oddur Pétursson and had his own, less notable, cross-country skiing career. His greatest moment in the sport was when he was chosen to represent Iceland in the tournament at the 1952 Oslo Olympics, where he was 32nd in the 18 kilometers, the best finish among the four Icelanders in the event. Gunnar was also 11th in the 4x10 kilometers relay with Ebeneser Þórarinsson, Jón Kristjánsson, and Ivar Stefánsson. Gunnar retired from active competition several years later and worked as the town foreman for Ísafjörður. In his roles as a civil servant, he pioneered technology for snow monitoring and later worked for the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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