Aníta Hinriksdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Aníta.
Aníta Hinriksdóttir
Hinriksdóttir at the 2017 European Indoor Championships in Belgrade
Personal information
Born (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryIceland
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres, 800 m, 1500 m
ClubÍþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Coached byGunnar Páll Jóakimsson[2]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Iceland
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Belgrade 800 m
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 800 m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rieti 800 m
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Donetsk 800 m

Aníta Hinriksdóttir (born 13 January 1996)[3] is an Icelandic middle-distance track athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. She won the bronze medal in the event at the 2017 European Indoor Championships and a silver at the 2017 European Under-23 Championships.

As a 16-year old, she placed fourth in the 800 m at the 2012 World U20 Championships before winning the event at the 2013 World U18 Championships and European U20 Championships. Hinriksdóttir is the Icelandic record holder for the 800 m and 1500 m outdoors and indoors and holds also three other individual national records. She won 13 Icelandic titles.

Biography

Aníta was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. On 14 July 2013, she won the 800 m at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Donetsk, Ukraine. On 20 July, she won the event at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Athletics held in Rieti, Italy. These achievements made her the first person to win gold medals at both the World Youth Championships and the European Junior Championships in athletics.

She then represented Iceland at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 800 m event. Aníta set another Icelandic national record with a time of 2:00.14 but just failed to qualify to the semifinals.[3]

Personal life

Aníta is the niece of long-distance runner Martha Ernstdóttir[4] who competed in the women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]

Statistics

At 17, Aníta Hinriksdóttir won gold in the 800 m at the 2013 European Under-20 Championships in Rieti (IT).
Hinriksdóttir was disqualified at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin.

International competitions

Representing  Iceland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2011 Nordic Junior Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 1st 800 m 2:08.64
3rd 1500 m 4:28.59
4th 4 x 400 m relay 3:48.03
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th 800 m 2:03.23
Nordic Junior Championships Växjö, Sweden 1st 800 m 2:03.66
2nd 2000 m s'chase 6:34.80
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (sf) 800 m 2:04.72
Games of the Small States of Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1st 400 m 54.29
1st 800 m 2:04.60
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:40.97
European Team Championships Third League Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 1st 800 m 2:01.17
1st 1500 m 4:16.51
2nd 4 x 400 m relay 3:39.14
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 1st 800 m 2:01.13 CR
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 1st 800 m 2:01.14
Nordic Junior Championships Espoo, Finland 1st 800 m 2:03.94
1st 1500 m 4:18.18
2nd 4 x 400 m relay 3:46.28
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland – (h) 800 m DQ
European Team Championships Third League Tbilisi, Georgia 1st 800 m 2:02.70
2nd 1500 m 4:18.49
World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States – (f) 800 m DNF
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th (sf) 800 m 2:02.45
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 5th 800 m 2:02.74
Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland 2nd 800 m 2:09.10
1st 1500 m 4:26.37
European Team Championships Second League Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2nd 800 m 2:03.17
European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 3rd 800 m 2:05.04
World Championships Beijing, China 20th (h) 800 m 2:01.01
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, OR, United States 5th 800 m 2:02.58
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th 800 m 2:02.55
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (h) 800 m 2:00.14
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 800 m 2:01.25
European Team Championships Second League Tel Aviv, Israel 1st 800 m 2:02.57
4th 4 x 400 m relay 3:40.80
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 800 m 2:05.02
World Championships London, United Kingdom 37th (h) 800 m 2:03.45
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 23rd (h) 1500 m 4:15.73
European Championships Berlin, Germany – (sf) 800 m DQ
2019 Games of the Small States of Europe Bar, Montenegro 2nd 1500 m 4:22.34
European Team Championships Third League Skopje, North Macedonia 2nd 800 m 2:06.16 SB
2nd 1500 m 4:36.33

Personal bests

Outdoor
Event Time Venue Date Notes
400 metres 54.29 Luxembourg, Luxembourg 29 May 2013 NU18R NU20R
800 metres 2:00.05 Oslo, Norway 15 June 2017 NR
1000 metres 2:36.63 Hengelo, Netherlands 24 May 2015 NR
1500 metres 4:06.43 Hengelo, Netherlands 11 June 2017 NR
Mile 4:29.20 Hengelo, Netherlands 3 June 2018 NR
2000 m steeplechase 6:34.80 Växjö, Sweden 19 August 2012 NU18R
Indoor
Event Time Venue Date Notes
400 metres 54.21 Reykjavík, Iceland 6 February 2016
600 metres 1:27.65 Reykjavík, Iceland 19 December 2014 NR
800 metres 2:01.18 Reykjavík, Iceland 4 February 2017 NR
1000 metres 2:43.22 Reykjavík, Iceland 15 December 2012 AU18B NB
1500 metres 4:09.54 Reykjavík, Iceland 6 February 2018 NR
4 × 200 m relay 1:38.54 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland 28 February 2015
4 × 400 m relay 3:49.12 Reykjavík, Iceland 10 February 2013 NR

References

  1. ^ "EAA profile". European Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ Sigur hja anitu Snorri Fjordi Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine fri.is
  3. ^ a b "Aníta HINRIKSDÓTTIR – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 March 2013). "Eins og fiðrildi upp Esjuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Ernstdóttir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Women's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year
2013 		Succeeded by