Guðni Valur Guðnason

Guðni Valur Guðnason
Personal information
Born	11 October 1995 (age 30)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Games of the Small States of Europe

Guðni Valur Guðnason (born 11 October 1995) is an Icelandic discus thrower^[1] who was selected to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[2] He failed to qualify to the finals.^[3]

Born11 October 1995 (age 30)^[1]

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His personal best in the event is 69.35 metres set in Laugardalur in 2020.^[4] He is the current Icelandic record holder.^[5]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Iceland
2015	Games of the Small States of Europe	Reykjavík, Iceland	1st	Discus throw	56.40 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	15th (q)	Discus throw	53.66 m
2016	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Marsa, Malta	1st	Discus throw	60.05 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	22nd (q)	Discus throw	61.20 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	21st (q)	Discus throw	60.45 m
2017	Games of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	4th	Shot put	16.96 m
	Games of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	1st	Discus throw	59.98 m
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	Discus throw	57.31 m
2018	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	1st	Discus throw	60.25 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	Discus throw	61.36 m
2019	Games of the Small States of Europe	Budva, Montenegro	3rd	Shot put	17.83 m
	Games of the Small States of Europe	Budva, Montenegro	2nd	Discus throw	57.64 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	32nd (q)	Discus throw	53.91 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	Discus throw	NM
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	11th	Discus throw	61.00 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	22nd (q)	Discus throw	62.28 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	24th (q)	Discus throw	59.15 m
2024	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Gibraltar	1st	Discus throw	60.40 m

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