Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Explained
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (born 30 June 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former pole vaulter.[1] Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Madrid. This is also the current national Icelandic record. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she did not qualify for final with the result 4.15 metres.[2]
Þórey Edda got her university degree in engineering at the University of Iceland.[3]
She stood as a candidate for the Left-Green Movement in the 2003 Icelandic parliamentary election but did not succeed in winning a seat.[4]
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 9th | 3.70 m[5] |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 16th (q) | 3.80 m |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 23rd (q) | 3.80 m |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 9th | 4.20 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 4.15 m[6] |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 13th | 4.15 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 22nd (q) | 4.00 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 4.45 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th | 4.20 m |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th (q) | 4.35 m |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 11th | NM |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th (q) | 4.20 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | 4.55 m |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 4.35 m |
| 2005 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4.40 m |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 4.15 m |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | 4.20 m |
| 2007 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Fontvieille, Monaco | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4.10 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 19th (q) | 4.35 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 23rd (q) | 4.15 m | |
Notes and References
- News: Kristjana Arnarsdóttir . Alveg rétt, þetta var skakka stökkið . 6 June 2023 . . 4 August 2020 . Icelandic.
- News: Þórey Edda úr leik í stangarstökkinu . 6 June 2023 . . 23 September 2000 . Icelandic.
- News: Þórey Edda ráðin verkefnastjóri hjá FRÍ . 6 June 2023 . . 3 November 2011 . Icelandic.
- Web site: Húrra fyrir Þóreyju Eddu! . 30 August 2004 . . is . 18 February 2019 . dead . http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20070502172534/www.vg.is/frettir/eldri-frettir/nr/604 . 2 May 2007.
- Web site: 1997 European Championships under 23 . Panayotis . Christopoulos . Athletix.org . 4 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041216041122/http://athletix.org/Results/97European-23.htm . 16 December 2004 .
- Web site: European Championships U23 . Sportfieber . 27 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927231533/http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/1999/1999.European%20U%2023%20Championships.PDF . 27 September 2013 .
