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Icelandic shot putter
Óðinn Björn Þorsteinsson
Born (1981-12-03 ) 3 December 1981 (age 42) Reykjavík, Iceland Height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Weight 110 kg (240 lb) (2012) Country Iceland Sport Athletics Event Shot put Updated on 30 January 2014.
Óðinn Björn Þorsteinsson (born 3 December 1981 in Reykjavík [1] ) is an Icelandic athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw .[2] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Iceland
1999
European Junior Championships
Riga, Latvia
17th (q)
Discus throw
43.12 m
2001
European U23 Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
19th (q)
Discus throw
46.40 m
2003
European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
25th (q)
Discus throw
49.20 m
2005
Games of the Small States of Europe
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
1st
Shot put
17.15 m
2nd
Discus throw
51.23 m
2010
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
–
Shot put
NM
2011
European Indoor Championships
Paris, France
20th (q)
Shot put
17.31 m
Games of the Small States of Europe
Schaan, Liechtenstein
1st
Shot put
19.73 m
2012
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
22nd (q)
Shot put
18.19 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
35th (q)
Shot put
17.62 m
2013
Games of the Small States of Europe
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2nd
Shot put
18.22 m
4th
Discus throw
50.14 m
2015
Games of the Small States of Europe
Reykjavík, Iceland
2nd
Shot put
18.10 m
2016
Championships of the Small States of Europe
Marsa, Malta
3rd
Shot put
18.38 m
2017
Games of the Small States of Europe
Serravalle, San Marino
3rd
Shot put
17.59 m
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References