Hilmar Örn Jónsson Explained

Hilmar Örn Jónsson
Birth Date:6 May 1996
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland[1]
Height:1.81 m[2]
Weight:100 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hammer throw
Education:University of Virginia
Collegeteam:Virginia Cavaliers

Hilmar Örn Jónsson (born 6 May 1996) is an Icelandic athlete specialising in the hammer throw. 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.

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

Representing
2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine25th (q)Shot put (5 kg)17.86 m
17th (q)Hammer throw (5 kg)70.98 m
European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy7thHammer throw (6 kg)71.85 m
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States3rd (q)Hammer throw (6 kg)76.03 m1
2015Games of the Small States of EuropeReykjavík, Iceland5thDiscus throw43.96 m
European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, SwedenHammer throw (6 kg)NM
2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland7thHammer throw69.96 m
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom27th (q)Hammer throw71.12 m
2022Championships of the Small States of EuropeMarsa, Maltabgcolor=silver2ndHammer throw70.95 m
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States24th (q)Hammer throw72.72 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany12thHammer throw70.03 m
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, HungaryHammer throwNM
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy24th (q)Hammer throw72.05 m
1No mark in the final

Notes and References

  1. http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/c-xctrack/mtt/hilmar_jonsson_999321.html Collegiate bio
  2. http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=j/athlete=144951-jonsson-hilmar-orn/index.html EAA profile