Icelandic track and field national records

The Icelandic national track and field records are the best performances of Icelandic athletes who have been set in disciplines of track and field . The following lists are mainly based on information from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as of June 30, 2013 (outdoor records ) and January 31, 2012 (indoor records).

Outdoor records

Men

discipline	power	Athlete / athletes	date	place
100 m	10.3 s (ht) F1	Hilmar Þorbjörnsson	08/18/1957	Reykjavík
	10.3 s (ht) F1	Vilmundur Vilhjálmsson	07/10/1977	Selfoss
	10.3 s (ht) F1	Jón Arnar Magnússon	07/13/1996	LaGrange GA
	10.56 s	Jón Arnar Magnússon	05/31/1997	Götzis
200 m	21.17 s	Jón Arnar Magnússon	06/06/1996	Reykjavík
400 m	45.36 s	Oddur Sigurðsson	05/12/1984	Austin TX
800 m	1: 48.83 min	Erlingur Jóhannsson	07/04/1987	Oslo
1500 m	3: 41.65 min	Jón Diðriksson	05/31/1982	Rehlingen
3000 m	8: 05.63 min	Jón Diðriksson	08/28/1983	Cologne
5000 m	14:01.99 min	Kári Steinn Karlsson	03/26/2010	Stanford CA
10,000 m	29: 28.05 min	Kári Steinn Karlsson	04/05/2008	Stanford CA
10,000 m (road)	30:11 min	Jón Diðriksson	00.00.1983	( Germany )
half marathon	1:05:35 h	Kári Steinn Karlsson	08/20/2011	Reykjavík
marathon	2:17:12 h	Kári Steinn Karlsson	09/25/2011	Berlin
110 m hurdles	13.91 s	Jón Arnar Magnússon	06/06/1997	Reykjavík
400 m hurdles	51.17 s	Björgvin Víkingsson	05/24/2008	Rehlingen
3000 m obstacle	8: 46.20 min	Sveinn Margeirsson	06/12/2003	Borås
high jump	2.25 m	Einar Karl Hjartarson	06/02/2001	San Marino
Pole vault	5.31 m	Sigurður T. Sigurðsson	05/31/1984	location
Long jump	8.00 m	Jón Arnar Magnússon	08/26/1994	Reykjavík
Triple jump	16.70 m	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	08/07/1960	Reykjavík
Shot put	21.26 m	Pétur Guðmundsson	11/10/1990	Mosfellsbær
Discus throw	67.64 m	Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	05/31/1989	Selfoss
Hammer throw	74.48 m	Bergur Ingi Pétursson	05/25/2008	Hafnarfjordur
Javelin throw	86.80 m	Einar Vilhjálmsson	08/30/1992	Reykjavík
Decathlon	8,573 pts.	Jón Arnar Magnússon	05/30/1998	Götzis
	1st day: 10.74 s (100 m) - 7.60 m (long jump) - 16.03 m (ball) - 2.03 m (high jump) - 47.66 s (400 m) 2nd day: 14 , 24 s (110 m hurdles) - 47.82 m (discus) - 5.10 m (pole vault) - 59.77 m (javelin) - 4: 46.43 min (1500 m)
	8583 pts (wind)	Jón Arnar Magnússon	07/05/1998	Reykjavík
	unknown
20 km walk (road)	-
50 km walk (road)	-
4 × 100 m relay	41.19 s	National relay Ólafur Guðmundsson Jón Arnar Magnússon Hörður Gunnarsson Jóhannes Már Marteinsson	06/29/1996	Oordegem
4 × 400 m relay	3: 10.36 min	National relay Egill Eiðsson Guðmundur Skúlason Þorvaldur Víðir Þórsson Oddur Sigurðsson	07/31/1983	Edinburgh
1000 m relay race	1: 55.0 min	National relay	09/02/1950	Oslo

Women

discipline	power	Athlete	date	place
100 m	11.63 s	Sunna Gestsdóttir	07/24/2007	Reykjavík
200 m	23.81 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	06/29/1997	Odense
400 m	52.83 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	08/17/1997	London
800 m	2: 00.49 min	Aníta Hinriksdóttir	06/30/2013	Mannheim
1500 m	4: 14.94 min	Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir	05/31/1982	Des Moines IA
3000 m	8: 58.00 min	Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir	05/06/1987	Baton Rouge LA
5000 m	15: 53.5 min (ht) F1 mx MX	Martha Ernstsdóttir	08/04/1991	eat
	15: 55.91 min	Martha Ernstsdóttir	07/30/1994	Pike
8000 m (road)	27:09 min + F2	Martha Ernstsdóttir	04/18/1993	San Juan
10,000 m	32: 47.40 min	Martha Ernstsdóttir	06/11/1994	Dublin
10,000 m (road)	33:44 min	Martha Ernstsdóttir	03/28/1992	Mobile AL
10 miles (road)	55:13 min	Martha Ernstsdóttir	04/08/1995	New York City NY
half marathon	1:11:40 h	Martha Ernstsdóttir	08/18/1996	Reykjavík
marathon	2:35:15 h	Martha Ernstsdóttir	09/26/1999	Berlin
100 m hurdles	13.18 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	05/19/1996	Lexington KY
400 m hurdles	54.37 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	08/05/2000	London
3000 m obstacle	10: 42.25 min	Íris Anna Skúladóttir	06/21/2008	Tallinn
high jump	1.88 m	Þórdís Lilja Gísladóttir	August 19, 1990	Grimsby
Pole vault	4.60 m	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	07/17/2004	Madrid
Long jump	6.36 m	Hafdís Sigurðardóttir	05/23/2013	Akureyri
Triple jump	13.18 m	Sigríður Anna Guðjónsdóttir	06/28/1997	Odense
Shot put	16.33 m	Guðbjörg Hanna Gylfadóttir	05/17/1992	Starkville MS
Discus throw	53.86 m	Guðrún Ingólfsdóttir	05/07/1982	Reykjavík
Hammer throw	54.19 m	Sandra Pétursdóttir	03/28/2009	Reykjavík
Javelin throw	62.77 m	Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir	08/07/2012	London
Heptathlon	5.878 pts.	Helga Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir	06/24/2009	Kladno
	1st day: 14.19 s (100 m hurdles) - 1.73 m (high jump) - 14.09 m (ball) - 24.77 s (200 m) 2nd day: 5.78 m (long jump) - 40.17 m (Speer) - 2: 16.40 min (800 m)
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay	45.71 s	National relay Geirlaug Geirlaugsdóttir Sunna Gestsdóttir Helga Halldórsdóttir Guðrún Arnardóttir	06/28/1996	Fana
4 × 400 m relay	3: 38.96 min	National relay Geirlaug Geirlaugsdóttir Helga Halldórsdóttir Sunna Gestsdóttir Guðrún Arnardóttir	06/29/1996	Fana
1000 m relay race	2: 13.78 min	Sveit ÍR Dóróthea Jóhannesdóttir Arna Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir Kristín Birna Ólafsdóttir Hrafnhild Eir Hermóðsdóttir	08/14/2010	Sauðárkrókur

Indoor records

Men

discipline	power	Athlete / athletes	date	place
50 m	5.6 s (ht) F1	Vilmundur Vilhjálmsson	December 31, 1973	unknown
	5.6 s (ht) F1	Einar Þór Einarsson	02/16/1991	Reykjavík
	5.6 s (ht) F1	Einar Þór Einarsson	02/13/1993	Reykjavík
	5.93 s	Jóhannes Már Marteinsson	01/24/1999	Reykjavík
60 m	6.5 s (ht) F1	Bjarni Þór Traustason	03/15/1997	Reykjavík
	6.80 s	Einar Þór Einarsson	02/06/1993	Malmo
200 m	21.65 s	Óli Tómas Freysson	02/24/2008	Reykjavík
300 m	34.64 s	Trausti Stefánsson	01/14/2012	Reykjavík
400 m	47.64 s A F3 OT F4	Oddur Sigurðsson	02.03.1985	Flagstaff AZ
	48.03 s	Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson	01/27/2013	Reykjavík
600 m	1: 20.86 min	Ólafur Konráð Albertsson	December 19, 2009	Reykjavík
800 m	1: 51.07 min	Bjorn Margeirsson	01/28/2006	Reykjavík
1000 m	2: 24.52 min	Bjorn Margeirsson	02/02/2006	Stockholm
1500 m	3: 45.6 min (ht) F1	Jón Diðriksson	03/01/1980	Sindelfingen
	3: 46.25 min	Bjorn Margeirsson	03/04/2007	Birmingham
1 mile	4: 12.43 min	Bjorn Margeirsson	January 31, 2008	Reykjavík
2000 m	8: 10.94 min	Bjorn Margeirsson	12/19/2005	Reykjavík
3000 m	8: 10.94 min	Kári Steinn Karlsson	01/21/2007	Reykjavík
5000 m	14:03:06 min	Kári Steinn Karlsson	02/27/2010	Seattle WA
	14: 34.03 min	Kári Steinn Karlsson	12/28/2013	Reykjavík
60 m hurdles	7.98 s	Jón Arnar Magnússon	02/13/2000	Reykjavík
high jump	2.28 m	Einar Karl Hjartarson	02/18/2001	Reykjavík
Pole vault	5.30 m	Sigurður T. Sigurðsson	03/18/1984	Saint Augustine
Long jump	7.82 m	Jón Arnar Magnússon	05.03.2000	Reykjavík
Triple jump	15.27 m	Kristinn Torfason	01/23/2011	Reykjavík
Standing vault	1.85 m	Sigurdur Matthíasson	01/26/1985	Selfoss
Stand long jump	3.45 m	Flosi Jónsson	01/23/1993	Reykjavík
Triple jump	10.17 m	Gunnlaugur Grettisson	01/25/1986	Reykjavík
Shot put	20.66 m	Pétur Guðmundsson	03/11/1990	Reykjavík
Heptathlon	8,573 pts.	Jón Arnar Magnússon	03/06/1999	Maebashi
	1st day: 6.99 s (60 m) - 7.69 m (long jump) - 16.08 m (ball) - 2.02 m (high jump) 2nd day: 8.09 s (60 m hurdles) - 5.00 m (pole vault) - 2: 39.55 min (1000 m)
4 × 200 m relay	1: 28.71 min	Sveit ÍR Ívar Kristinn Jasonarson Juan Ramon Borges Bosson Helgi Bjornsson Einar Daði Lárusson	January 15, 2011	Reykjavík
4 × 400 m relay	3: 19.11 min	Sveit ÍR Helgi Bjornsson Snorri Sigurðsson Einar Daði Lárusson Ívar Kristinn Jasonarson	02/18/2012	Reykjavík

Women

discipline	power	Athlete / athletes	date	place
50 m	6.2 s (ht) F1	Geirlaug B. Geirlaugsdóttir	01/27/1995	unknown
	6.2 s (ht) F1	Geirlaug B. Geirlaugsdóttir	01/20/1996	Reykjavík
	6.50 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	01/24/1999	Reykjavík
60 m	7.54 s	Geirlaug B. Geirlaugsdóttir	03/09/1996	Stockholm
200 m	23.79 s	Silja Úlfarsdóttir	03/12/2004	Fayetteville AR
300 m	38.29 s	Silja Úlfarsdóttir	12/06/2003	Clemson SC
400 m	53.14 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	02/26/2000	Ghent
600 m	1: 27.73 min	Aníta Hinriksdóttir	December 19, 2012	Reykjavík
800 m	2: 01.81 min	Aníta Hinriksdóttir	01/19/2014	Reykjavík
1000 m	2: 43.22 min	Aníta Hinriksdóttir	December 15, 2012	Reykjavík
1500 m	4: 19.31 min	Aníta Hinriksdóttir	01/26/2014	Reykjavík
1 mile	4: 41.83 min	Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir	02/14/1988	Fairfax VA
3000 m	9:07:02 min	Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir	03/12/1988	Oklahoma City OK
2 miles	10: 02.9 min (ht) F1	Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir	December 31, 1984	unknown
5000 m	17: 25.35 min	Fríða Rún Þórðardóttir	02/04/1994	Bloomington IN
50 m hurdles (33 inch)	6.89 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	05.03.2000	Reykjavík
50 m hurdles (30 inch)	7.7 s (ht) F1	Stella Ólafsdóttir	02/11/1996	Reykjavík
60 m hurdles	8.31 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	02/25/1996	Lexington KY
	8.31 s	Guðrún Arnardóttir	02/26/2000	Ghent
high jump	1.88 m	Þórdís Lilja Gísladóttir	03/12/1983	Pontiac MI
Pole vault	4.51 m	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	03/10/2001	Fayetteville AR
Long jump	6.45 m	Hafdís Sigurðardóttir	02/23/2014	Reykjavík
Triple jump	12.83 m	Sigríður Anna Guðjónsdóttir	03/02/1997	Malmo
Standing vault	1.44 m	Karitas Jónsdóttir	01/14/1989	Reykjavík
Stand long jump	2.83 m	Guðrún Arnardóttir	03/19/1988	Reykjavík
	2.83 m	Guðrún Arnardóttir	03/19/1989	Laugarvatn
Triple jump	8.28 m	Íris Inga Grönfeldt	02/28/1988	Borgarnes
	8.28 m	Þóra Einarsdóttir	December 29, 1990	Akureyri
Shot put	15.64 m	Guðrún Ingólfsdóttir	March 31, 1982	Reykjavík
Pentathlon	4298 pts.	Helga Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir	02/04/2012	Tallinn
	9.03 s (60 m) - 1.74 m (high jump) - 14.74 m (ball) - 5.59 m (long jump) - 2: 12.97 min (800 m)
4 × 200 m relay	1: 41.49 min	Sveit ÍR Arna Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir Dóróthea Jóhannesdóttir Hrafnhild Eir Hermóðdóttir Jóhanna Kristín Jóhadóttir	January 15, 2011	Reykjavík
4 × 400 m relay	3: 49.12 min	Sveit ÍR Arna Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir Björg Gunnarsdóttir Dóróthea Jóhannesdóttir Aníta Hinriksdóttir	02/10/2013	Reykjavík

Remarks

Footnotes

^F1The time was stopped by hand .

^F2 The time was measured as an intermediate time in a longer race.

^F3 The performance was achieved at an altitude of over 1000 meters above sea level.

^F4 The time was reached on an "extra long route".

^MXThe performance was achieved in a mixed competition .

Web links

• Outdoor Records (2013) - Mark Butler (Ed.): 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. IAAF Statistics Handbook Moscow 2013. Monaco 2013, IAAF Media & Public Relations Department ( online ), pp. 557–602, 689–730.
• Indoor Records (2012) - Mark Butler (Ed.): 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships. IAAF Statistics Handbook Istanbul 2012. Monaco 2012, IAAF Media & Public Relations Department ( 1 ( memento of October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), 2 ( memento of October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), 3 ( memento of October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), 4 ( Memento from October 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive )).
• Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands , in: fri.is (Icelandic), accessed on March 14, 2014.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Records 5000 meters Outdoor Track , in: arrs.run , accessed on March 14, 2014.
2. ↑ National Records 8 kilometers Road , in: arrs.run , accessed March 14, 2014.
3. ↑ National Records 10 kilometers Road , in: arrs.run , accessed March 14, 2014.
4. ↑ National Records 10 Miles , in: arrs.run , accessed March 14, 2014.
5. ↑ National Records 5000 meters Indoor Track , in: arrs.run , accessed on March 14, 2014.