Champions
The most prominent prize in Glima has always been the Grettisbelti. The winner has for decades been called Glímukóngur "the Glima king". This is the Icelandic open in Glima and has always drawn the best wrestlers of each era. Below is a list of the winners the years they won and the club they competed for.
Glimakings of Iceland
| Year | Glimaking | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Ólafur Valdimarsson | UMFA |
| 1906 | Ólafur Valdimarsson | UMFA |
| 1907 | Jóhannes Jósefsson | UMFA |
| 1908 | Jóhannes Jósefsson | UMFA |
| 1909 | Guðmundur A. Stefánsson | Ármann |
| 1910 | Sigurjón Pétursson | Ármann |
| 1911 | Sigurjón Pétursson | Ármann |
| 1912 | Sigurjón Pétursson | Ármann |
| 1913 | Sigurjón Pétursson | Ármann |
| 1919 | Tryggvi Gunnarsson | Ármann |
| 1920 | Tryggvi Gunnarsson | Ármann |
| 1921 | Hermann Jónasson | Ármann |
| 1922 | Sigurður Greipsson | Umf. Bisk |
| 1923 | Sigurður Greipsson | Umf. Bisk |
| 1924 | Sigurður Greipsson | Umf. Bisk |
| 1925 | Sigurður Greipsson | Umf. Bisk |
| 1926 | Sigurður Greipsson | Umf. Bisk |
| 1927 | Þorgeir Jónsson | Stefni |
| 1928 | Þorgeir Jónsson | Stefni |
| 1929 | Sigurður Thorarensen | Ármann |
| 1930 | Sigurður Thorarensen | Ármann |
| 1931 | Sigurður Thorarensen | Ármann |
| 1932 | Lárus Salómonsson | Ármann |
| 1933 | Lárus Salómonsson | Ármann |
| 1934 | Sigurður Thorarensen | Ármann |
| 1935 | Sigurður Thorarensen | Ármann |
| 1936 | Sigurður Thorarensen | Ármann |
| 1937 | Skúli Þorleifsson | Ármann |
| 1938 | Lárus Salómonsson | Ármann |
| 1939 | Ingimundur Guðmundsson | Ármann |
| 1940 | Ingimundur Guðmundssson | Ármann |
| 1941 | Kjartan Bergm. Guðjónsson | Ármann |
| 1942 | Kristmundur J Sigurðsson | Ármann |
| 1943 | Guðmundur Ágústsson | Umf. Vöku |
| 1944 | Guðmundur Ágústsson | Ármann |
| 1945 | Guðmundur Ágústsson | Ármann |
| 1946 | Guðmundur Ágústsson | Ármann |
| 1947 | Guðmundur Ágústsson | Ármann |
| 1948 | Guðmundur Guðmundsson | Ármann |
| 1949 | Guðmundur Guðmundsson | Ármann |
| 1950 | Rúnar Guðmundsson | Umf. Vöku |
| 1951 | Rúnar Guðmundsson | Ármann |
| 1952 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1953 | Rúnar Guðmundsson | Ármann |
| 1954 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1955 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1956 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1957 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1958 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1959 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1960 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. R |
| 1961 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. Breiðablik |
| 1962 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. Breiðablik |
| 1963 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. Breiðablik |
| 1964 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. Breiðablik |
| 1965 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. Breiðablik |
| 1966 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. Breiðablik |
| 1967 | Ármann J Lárusson | Umf. Breiðablik |
| 1968 | Sigtryggur Sigurðsson | KR |
| 1969 | Sveinn Guðmundsson | HSH |
| 1970 | Sigtryggur Sigurðsson | KR |
| 1971 | Sigtryggur Sigurðsson | KR |
| 1972 | Jón E Unndórsson | KR |
| 1973 | Jón E Unndórsson | KR |
| 1974 | Hjálmur Sigurðsson | Umf. Víkverja |
| 1975 | Pétur V Yngvason | Umf. Víkverja |
| 1976 | Ingi Þór Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1977 | Ingi Þór Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1978 | Ómar Úlfarsson | KR |
| 1979 | Ingi Þór Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1980 | Pétur V Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1981 | Ingi Þór Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1982 | Pétur V Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1983 | Eyþór Pétursson | HSÞ |
| 1984 | Pétur V Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1985 | Ólafur H Ólafsson | KR |
| 1986 | Ólafur H Ólafsson | KR |
| 1987 | Eyþór Pétursson | HSÞ |
| 1988 | Pétur V Yngvason | HSÞ |
| 1989 | Ólafur H Ólafsson | KR |
| 1990 | Ólafur H Ólafsson | KR |
| 1991 | Ólafur H Ólafsson | KR |
| 1992 | Jóhannes Sveinbjörnsson | HSK |
| 1993 | Jóhannes Sveinbjörnsson | HSK |
| 1994 | Orri Björnsson | KR |
| 1995 | Jóhannes Sveinbjörnsson | HSK |
| 1996 | Ingibergur Jón Sigurðsson | Ármann |
| 1997 | Ingibergur Jón Sigurðsson | Umf. Víkverja |
| 1998 | Ingibergur Jón Sigurðsson | Umf. Víkverja |
| 1999 | Ingibergur Jón Sigurðsson | Umf. Víkverja |
| 2000 | Ingibergur Jón Sigurðsson | Umf. Víkverja |
| 2001 | Ingibergur Jón Sigurðsson | Umf. Víkverja |
| 2002 | Ingibergur Jón Sigurðsson | Umf. Víkverja |
| 2003 | Ólafur Oddur Sigurðsson | HSK |
| 2004 | Pétur Eyþórsson | Víkverja |
| 2005 | Pétur Eyþórsson | KR |
| 2006 | Jón Birgir Valsson | KR |
| 2007 | Pétur Eyþórsson | KR |
| 2008 | Pétur Þórir Gunnarsson | HSÞ |
| 2009 | Pétur Eyþórsson | KR |
| 2010 | Pétur Eyþórsson | Ármann |
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