Hjalti Guðmundsson
Icelandic swimmer (born 1978)
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Hjalti Guðmundsson (born 20 March 1978) is an Icelandic former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] During his sporting career, Gudmundsson swam for the club Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar, and later represented Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Iceland| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hjalti Guðmundsson |
| National team | Iceland |
| Born | 20 March 1978 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar |
Gudmunsson competed in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:04.57 from the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona, Spain.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time Olympians Valērijs Kalmikovs of Latvia and Arsenio López of Puerto Rico. Entering the race with a fastest-seeded time, he faded down the stretch to touch the wall for a sixth spot in 1:05.55, a 1.5-second deficit from joint leaders Kalmikovs and Lopez (a matching time of 1:04.02). Gudmundsson placed fifty-second overall on the first day of prelims.[4][5]
