Hilmar Örn Jónsson

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Hilmar Örn Jónsson
Personal information
Born (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28)
Reykjavík, Iceland [1]
Education University of Virginia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
College team Virginia Cavaliers

Hilmar Örn Jónsson (born 6 May 1996) is an Icelandic athlete specialising in the hammer throw. [3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best in the event is 77.10 m set in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland in August 2020. [3]

Both of his parents used to be athletes; his father Jón Sigurjónsson was a hammer thrower while his mother Guðbjörg Lilja Svansdóttir was a high jumper. [1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 25th (q)Shot put (5 kg)17.86 m
17th (q)Hammer throw (5 kg)70.98 m
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 7thHammer throw (6 kg)71.85 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 3rd (q)Hammer throw (6 kg) 76.03 m 1
2015 Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland 5thDiscus throw 43.96 m
European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden Hammer throw (6 kg)NM
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7thHammer throw 69.96 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 27th (q)Hammer throw 71.12 m
2022 Championships of the Small States of Europe Marsa, Malta 2ndHammer throw70.95 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 24th (q)Hammer throw 72.72 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 12thHammer throw 70.03 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary Hammer throw NM
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 24th (q)Hammer throw 72.05 m

1No mark in the final

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