| Hjalti Guðmundsson | |
| Fullname: | Hjalti Guðmundsson |
| Strokes: | Breaststroke |
| Club: | Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
| Weight: | 750NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Hjalti Guðmundsson (born March 20, 1978) is an Icelandic former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] During his sporting career, Gudmundsson swam for the club Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar, and later represented Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Gudmunsson competed in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:04.57 from the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona, Spain.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time Olympians Valērijs Kalmikovs of Latvia and Arsenio López of Puerto Rico. Entering the race with a fastest-seeded time, he faded down the stretch to touch the wall for a sixth spot in 1:05.55, a 1.5-second deficit from joint leaders Kalmikovs and Lopez (a matching time of 1:04.02). Gudmundsson placed fifty-second overall on the first day of prelims.[4] [5]