Guðrún Arnardóttir (hurdler)

Guðrún Arnardóttir (born 24 September 1971) is a retired Icelandic athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Her biggest success was reaching the final at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney where she finished seventh. In 2022, she was inducted in to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame.[1]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Iceland
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 32rd (h) 100m 12.62 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
34th (h) 200m 25.85 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 18th (h) 100 m hurdles 14.30 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
1991 Games of the Small States of Europe Andorra la Vella, Andorra 2nd 100 m 12.26
1st 200 m 24.72
1st 100 m hurdles 14.19
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 38th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.96
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (h) 100m hurdles 13.53 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.29
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 10th (sf) 400 m hurdles 54.81
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 15th (h) 400 m 53.41
Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland 1st 200 m 23.66 (w)
1st 400 m 55.05
1st 100 m hurdles 13.20 (w)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 48.03
World Championships Athens, Greece 9th (sf) 400 m hurdles 54.93
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 400 m hurdles 54.59 (NR)
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 19th (h) 400 m hurdles 55.45
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 13th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.31 (=iNR)
9th (sf) 400 m 53.14
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th 400 m hurdles 54.63

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ Hólmfríður Gísladóttir (30 December 2022). "Guðrún Arnardóttir útnefnd í Heiðurshöll ÍSÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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