Einar Vilhjálmsson
Icelandic javelin thrower
Einar Vilhjálmsson | |
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President of the Icelandic Athletic Federation | |
In office 7 September 2014 – 1 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jónas Egilsson |
Succeeded by | Freyr Ólafsson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 June 1960 (1960-06) (age 64) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Einar Vilhjálmsson (born 1 June 1960 in Reykjavík) is a retired male javelin thrower from Iceland, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He set his personal best (86.80 metres) on 30 August 1992 in his native town Reykjavík. His father Vilhjálmur Einarsson finished in second place in the men's triple jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
In September 2014, he was elected president of the Icelandic Athletic Federation (Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands).[1][2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Iceland | ||||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 6th | 81.58 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th | 77.46 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th | 78.92 m |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 78.14 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 77.28 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 14th | 78.70 m |
References
- ^ "Einar kjörinn nýr formaður FRÍ". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Árvakur. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Einar Vilhjálmsson er nýr formaður FRÍ". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
External links
- Einar Vilhjálmsson at World Athletics
- Einar Vilhjálmsson at Olympics.com
- Einar Vilhjálmsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Year Ranking
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- 1956: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1957: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1958: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1959: Valbjörn Þorláksson
- 1960: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1961: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1962: Guðmundur Gíslason
- 1963: Jón Þ. Ólafsson
- 1964: Sigríður Sigurðardóttir
- 1965: Valbjörn Þorláksson
- 1966: Kolbeinn Pálsson
- 1967: Guðmundur Hermannsson
- 1968: Geir Hallsteinsson
- 1969: Guðmundur Gíslason
- 1970: Erlendur Valdimarsson
- 1971: Hjalti Einarsson
- 1972: Guðjón Guðmundsson
- 1973: Guðni Kjartansson
- 1974: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- 1975: Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
- 1976: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1977: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1978: Skúli Óskarsson
- 1979: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1980: Skúli Óskarsson
- 1981: Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- 1982: Óskar Jakobsson
- 1983: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1984: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- 1985: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1986: Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson
- 1987: Arnór Guðjohnsen
- 1988: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1989: Alfreð Gíslason
- 1990: Bjarni Friðriksson
- 1991: Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir
- 1992: Sigurður Einarsson
- 1993: Sigurbjörn Bárðarson
- 1994: Magnús Scheving
- 1995: Jón Arnar Magnússon
- 1996: Jón Arnar Magnússon
- 1997: Geir Sveinsson
- 1998: Örn Arnarson
- 1999: Örn Arnarson
- 2000: Vala Flosadóttir
- 2001: Örn Arnarson
- 2002: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2003: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2004: Eiður Guðjohnsen
- 2005: Eiður Guðjohnsen
- 2006: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
- 2007: Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir
- 2008: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2009: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2010: Alexander Petersson
- 2011: Heiðar Helguson
- 2012: Aron Pálmarsson
- 2013: Gylfi Sigurðsson
- 2014: Jón Arnór Stefánsson
- 2015: Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir
- 2016: Gylfi Sigurðsson
- 2017: Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
- 2018: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2019: Júlían J. K. Jóhannsson
- 2020: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2021: Ómar Ingi Magnússon
- 2022: Ómar Ingi Magnússon
- 2023: Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
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