Vala Flosadóttir (born 16 February 1978 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former athlete competing in the pole vault.
She saw her heyday in the late nineties, when she set five world junior records and two world indoor records. She won various competitions, the greatest performance being the bronze at the 2000 Olympics with 4.50 metres, her lifetime best. She is the only woman from Iceland to win an Olympic medal.
| Representing | ||||||
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| 1995 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | High jump | 1.80 m |
| 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Pole vault | 4.16 m | ||
| 1997 | Paris, France | 8th | Pole vault | 4.00 m | ||
| Ljubljana, Slovenia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.00 m | ||
| 1998 | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.40 m | ||
| Uniondale, United States | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.20 m | |||
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | Pole vault | 4.15 m | ||
| 1999 | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.45 m (iNR) | ||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | Pole vault | 4.30 m | |||
| Seville, Spain | 12th | Pole vault | 4.25 m | |||
| 2000 | Ghent, Belgium | 4th | Pole vault | 4.30 m | ||
| Sydney, Australia | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.50 m (NR) | |||
| 2001 | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (q) | Pole vault | 4.15 m | ||
| 2002 | Vienna, Austria | 9th (q) | Pole vault | 4.30 m | ||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 22nd (q) | Pole vault | 4.00 m | ||