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]
Representing | ||||||
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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 | bgcolor=silver | 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 |