Pétur Guðmundsson (athlete)
Pétur Guðmundsson (born March 9, 1962 ) is a former Icelandic shot putter .
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he was eliminated in qualification.
In 1991 he finished fourth at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Seville , but failed in the preliminary round at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo . In 1992 he was fifth at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Genoa and again did not qualify for the Olympic Games in Barcelona .
Another preliminary round at the World Championships in Stuttgart was followed in 1994 by a bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in Paris and seventh place at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki . In 1995 he was sixth at the World Indoor Championships in Barcelona .
Personal best
- Shot put: 21.26 m, November 10, 1990, Mosfellsbær (Icelandic record)
- Hall: 20.66 m, November 3, 1990, Reykjavík (Icelandic record)
Web links
- Athlete portrait of Pétur Guðmundsson at the IAAF (English)
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SURNAME | Pétur Guðmundsson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | icelandic shot putter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1962 |