Guðni Valur Guðnason

Guðni Valur Guðnason (born 11 October 1995) is an Icelandic discus thrower[1] who was selected to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He failed to qualify to the finals.[2]

Guðni Valur Guðnason

Personal information
Born	11 October 1995[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Medal record Men's athletics Games of the Small States of Europe 2015 Iceland Discus 2017 Serravalle Discus 2019 Budva Discus 2019 Budva Shot

His personal best in the event is 69.35 metres set in Laugardalur in 2020.[3] He is the current Icelandic record holder.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Iceland
2015	Games of the Small States of Europe	Reykjavík, Iceland	1st	Discus throw	56.40 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	15th (q)	Discus throw	53.66 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	22nd (q)	Discus throw	61.20 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	21st (q)	Discus throw	60.45 m
2017	Games of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	4th	Shot put	16.96 m
			1st	Discus throw	59.98 m
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	Discus throw	57.31 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	Discus throw	61.36 m
2019	Games of the Small States of Europe	Budva, Montenegro	3rd	Shot put	17.83 m
			2nd	Discus throw	57.64 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	32nd (q)	Discus throw	53.91 m

References

1. Guðni Valur Guðnason at World Athletics
2. "UPDATE 1-Olympics-Athletics-Men's discus throw qualification results". Reuters. Reuters. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
3. "Haustkastmót ÍR nr 1". Retrieved 2020-09-18.