Guðni Valur Guðnason

Guðni Valur Guðnason
Personal information
Born (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995[1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw

Guðni Valur Guðnason (born 11 October 1995) is an Icelandic discus thrower[1] who was selected to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He failed to qualify to the finals.[2]

His personal best in the event is 63.50 metres set in Hafnarfjördur in 2015.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Iceland
2015 Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland 1st Discus throw 56.40 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 15th (q) Discus throw 53.66 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 22nd (q) Discus throw 61.20 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (q) Discus throw 60.45 m
2017 Games of the Small States of Europe Serravalle, San Marino 4th Shot put 16.96 m
1st Discus throw 59.98 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th Discus throw 57.31 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (q) Discus throw 61.36 m

References

  1. 1 2 Guðni Valur Guðnason at IAAF
  2. "UPDATE 1-Olympics-Athletics-Men's discus throw qualification results". Reuters. Reuters. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.


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