Icelandic hammer thrower
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
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing 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
|
7th
|
Hammer throw (6 kg)
|
71.85 m
|
2014
|
World Junior Championships
|
Eugene, United States
|
3rd (q)
|
Hammer throw (6 kg)
|
76.03 m1
|
2015
|
Games of the Small States of Europe
|
Reykjavík, Iceland
|
5th
|
Discus throw
|
43.96 m
|
European Junior Championships
|
Eskilstuna, Sweden
|
–
|
Hammer throw (6 kg)
|
NM
|
2017
|
European U23 Championships
|
Bydgoszcz, Poland
|
7th
|
Hammer 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
|
2nd
|
Hammer throw
|
70.95 m
|
World Championships
|
Eugene, United States
|
24th (q)
|
Hammer throw
|
72.72 m
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
12th
|
Hammer 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
References