Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ásdís .
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir

Asdis Hjalmsdottir in 2012 at Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Personal information
Born (1985-10-28) 28 October 1985
Reykjavík, Iceland
Sport
Country  Iceland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin
Updated on 28 May 2013.

Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir (born 28 October 1985) is an Icelandic javelin thrower.

Biography

She represented her country at both 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and has also competed at the 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2014 European Championships and 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships.

Her personal best throw is 62.77 metres, achieved on 7 August 2012 in London during qualifying for the Olympic Games event. This is the current Icelandic record holder. She is coached by Terry McHugh.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Iceland
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 14th Javelin throw 36.39 m
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 19th Javelin throw 42.23 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 6th Javelin throw 54.05 m
2005 Games of the Small States of Europe Andorra la Vella, Andorra 3rd Shot put 12.74 m
1st Discus throw 46.07 m
1st Javelin throw 57.05 m
European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 4th Javelin throw 53.78 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 25th (q) Javelin throw 51.33 m
2007 Games of the Small States of Europe Fontvieille, Monaco 2nd Discus throw 46.73 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 50th (q) Javelin throw 48.59 m
2009 Games of the Small States of Europe Nicosia, Cyprus 1st Javelin throw 58.93 m (GR)
World Championships Berlin, Germany 24th (q) Javelin throw 55.86 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th Javelin throw 54.32 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (q) Javelin throw 59.15 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (q) Javelin throw 55.29 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th Javelin throw 59.08 m
2013 Games of the Small States of Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1st Javelin throw 56.15 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 21st (q) Javelin throw 57.65 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 13th (q) Javelin throw 56.36 m
2015 Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland 2nd Discus throw 42.13 m
1st Javelin throw 58.85 m
World Championships Beijing, China 29th (q) Javelin throw 56.72 m

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Örn Arnarson
Flagbearer for  Iceland
London 2012
Succeeded by
Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.