Dagur Benediktsson (born 17 June 1998) is an Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics in the sprint, 10 kilometre freestyle, 20 kilometre skiathlon and the 50 kilometre classical events, as well as the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
Dagur was born in ÃÂsafjörður on the Icelandic National Day, 17 June. At a young age Dagur moved to Denmark with his parents but moved back to ÃÂsafjörður at the age of 5. His mother is the former Icelandic cross-country skier and footballer Stella Hjaltadóttir. Just like his mother, Dagur played football along with skiing, playing for Vestri until the age of 18. In May 2017 Dagur graduated from Menntaskólinn á ÃÂsafirði and moved to ÃÂstersund, Sweden to concentrate fully on skiing. In 2022, he was named ÃÂsafjarðarbær's athlete of the year and again in 2024.
Dagur's partner is the Icelandic alpine ski racer HólmfrÃÂður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir.