Hilmar Örn Jónsson

Hilmar Örn Jónsson

Personal information
Born	(1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 Reykjavík, Iceland
Education	University of Virginia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
College team	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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Iceland
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	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

¹No mark in the final